ARTIST CAN PEKDEMIR AT THE EMPIRE PROJECT ISTANBUL
21.11.2013 - 11.01.2014
FUR I: VARIATIONS III, 2013
Archival Pigment Print
Archival Pigment Print
Dimensions: 90 x 90 cm
UNTITLED I, Z, 2011
Archival Pigment Print
Archival Pigment Print
Dimensions: 70 x 70 cm
FUR I: VARIATIONS II, 2012
Archival Pigment Print
Dimensions: 90 x 90 cm
Archival Pigment Print
Dimensions: 90 x 90 cm
FUR III: VARIATIONS I, 2014
Archival Pigment Print
Archival Pigment Print
Dimensions: 70 x 80 cm
EARLY EXPERIMENT 2010
FUR II DORMANCY 2012
Archival Pigment Print
Archival Pigment Print
Dimensions: 30 x 30 cm
FUR II: VEGETATION – HEADING TO SUN 2012
Archival Pigment Print
Archival Pigment Print
Dimensions: 30 x 30 cm
BONES RESISTING TO MOVEMENT II, 2013
Archival Pigment Print
Archival Pigment Print
Dimensions: 50 x 50 cm
VARIOUS EXPERIMENTS 2012
BODY I - 2010
BODY II - 2010
BODY III - 2010
SCREEN CAPTURES FROM THE VIDEO NEWS
NEWS
A semilogic analysis of news speaker's
facial movement in various news types.
People in their home follows the same facial movements of a single person at
the same time. These video and stills draw an alternative portrait of news
speakers according to their gestures in various news categories like politics,
economics, entertainment and sports.
Using the movement of head as a whole, eyes and mouth seperately for inputs of
visualization, it is an observation of a mass media technique for constructing
reality and also a semiotic exploration of facial movements.
This work has taken place in a group exhibition named "Lives and Works in
Istanbul" in October 2010. (Istanbul European Capital of Culture)
http://www.can-pekdemir.com/News
QUADRUPED RESISTING II, 2013
Archival Pigment Print
Archival Pigment Print
Dimensions: 20 x 20 cm
QUADRUPED RESISTING III, 2013
Archival Pigment Print
Archival Pigment Print
Dimensions: 20 x 20 cm
QUADRUPED RESISTING IV, 2013
Archival Pigment Print
Archival Pigment Print
Dimensions: 20 x 20 cm
OUTSIDE I - 2010
OUTSIDE II.III - 2010
HEAD Y - AXIS 2009
HEAD Y - AXIS 2009
CAN PEKDEMIR
Can Pekdemir, born in 1982, working and
living in Istanbul. Worked as a full time instructor in Visual Communication
Design Department of İstanbul Bilgi University between 2006 and 2012. Now
working as a part-time instructor at Bahçeşehir University.
Represented by The Empire Project Gallery
Represented by The Empire Project Gallery
STATEMENT
ABOUT MY WORKS ON DEFORMATION OF BODILY FORMS
My work is about reconstructing and deforming the body by either altering the physical conditions in which the entity exists or treating it as a test subject for virtual experiments, while reshaping the systems we have and thus documenting the evolvement in time.
The form of the body, the organs, the skeletal and the muscular system we have in common is a result of the evolutionary process and the environment we are surrounded. We are surrounded by physical impacts like gravity, pressure or temperature in which we are already adapted. I am willing to observe and document the deformation in bodily forms while these forces are being altered as one method. As another method, which is close to physical abnormality conditions, I am trying to observe how the surface anatomy will react, resist and reshape while the inner systems (muscular, skeletal, tissue etc.) are behaving different than the way they are used to.
My endeavour is not only to document the physical changes but also to capture the emotions of the subjects.
RECENT EXHIBITIONS
2015 - Art Stage Singapore, Yavuz Gallery, Singapore
2014 - Contemporary Istanbul, İstanbul
2014 - Unseen Photo Fair, Amsterdam
2013 - bashibazouk vol.2, Group Exhibition, The Empire Project, İstanbul
2013 - Contemporary Istanbul, İstanbul
2013 - Laboratory of Life, Group Exhibition, Sanatorium, İstanbul
2012 - Like an Animal, Group Exhibition, Milk Gallery, İstanbul
2011 - Christmas Strangers, Group Exhibition, Barcelona Mitte, Barcelona
2011 - Apricot City, Group Project by Dilek Winchester, Collective with Ahmet Atıf Akın, Bora Başkan, Depo, İstanbul
2011 - Cities, Creativity and Connectivity, Co-Curator with Ahmet Atıf Akın
2010 - Shadow Lab, Joint Workshop, Academic Supervisor, Bilgi University and Köln International School of Design
2010 - Lives and Works in İstanbul, Group Exhibition, İstanbul 2010, Antrepo No:5
My work is about reconstructing and deforming the body by either altering the physical conditions in which the entity exists or treating it as a test subject for virtual experiments, while reshaping the systems we have and thus documenting the evolvement in time.
The form of the body, the organs, the skeletal and the muscular system we have in common is a result of the evolutionary process and the environment we are surrounded. We are surrounded by physical impacts like gravity, pressure or temperature in which we are already adapted. I am willing to observe and document the deformation in bodily forms while these forces are being altered as one method. As another method, which is close to physical abnormality conditions, I am trying to observe how the surface anatomy will react, resist and reshape while the inner systems (muscular, skeletal, tissue etc.) are behaving different than the way they are used to.
My endeavour is not only to document the physical changes but also to capture the emotions of the subjects.
RECENT EXHIBITIONS
2015 - Art Stage Singapore, Yavuz Gallery, Singapore
2014 - Contemporary Istanbul, İstanbul
2014 - Unseen Photo Fair, Amsterdam
2013 - bashibazouk vol.2, Group Exhibition, The Empire Project, İstanbul
2013 - Contemporary Istanbul, İstanbul
2013 - Laboratory of Life, Group Exhibition, Sanatorium, İstanbul
2012 - Like an Animal, Group Exhibition, Milk Gallery, İstanbul
2011 - Christmas Strangers, Group Exhibition, Barcelona Mitte, Barcelona
2011 - Apricot City, Group Project by Dilek Winchester, Collective with Ahmet Atıf Akın, Bora Başkan, Depo, İstanbul
2011 - Cities, Creativity and Connectivity, Co-Curator with Ahmet Atıf Akın
2010 - Shadow Lab, Joint Workshop, Academic Supervisor, Bilgi University and Köln International School of Design
2010 - Lives and Works in İstanbul, Group Exhibition, İstanbul 2010, Antrepo No:5
http://www.can-pekdemir.com/About
