Öykü Özgencil is an artist who works at the intersection of oral literature and textiles, using socially-engaged practices. Her work alludes to the circular, non-binary and permeable aspects inherent in both fields, as well as the historically repressed perspectives that they embody.
In her exhibition titled ‘In Her Shoes, Öykü’, she questions the meaning of healing, conservation and destruction through various female-dominant art practices, including handicrafts, performance art and feminine writing (écriture feminine). By collaborating with different artists, Öykü challenges hierarchies across four different axes: between art disciplines, languages, senses and the conscious/unconscious.
In Her Shoes invites viewers to reflect on the manifold interplays of identity construction, gender and colonial politics through a needle, a pen and the body itself.
Credits:
Artist: Öykü Özgencil
Video: Ebru Gümrükçüoğlu
Sound: Aytaç Aybak
Performers: Dila Yumurtacı, Melek Nur Dudu, Merve Uzunosman (Dadans), Merve Atılgan, Merve Purde, Pınar Akyüz, Ülkü Çağlayan
Craftspeople of Booties: Ayfer Demir, Aynur Yazıcı, Emine Kara, Hatice Ferahlı, Havva Türkel, Nevruz Çiftçi
Exhibition Design: Selin Erdemirci
The gallery is located at
Motor Ship HEIMATLAND
close to Fischerinsel 2
10 179 Berlin-Mitte
+49 1525 7486496
www.hosekcontemporary.com
