Coeditor, Contributing Author
15th Istanbul Biennial
a good neighbour: Stories
Edited by Ömer Albayrak, Anita Iannacchione, Sofie Krogh Christensen, and Erim Şerifoğlu
Published by Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and Yapı Kredi Publications with the support of Vehbi Koç Foundation, Istanbul, 2017
The 15th Istanbul Biennial, entitled a good neighbour and curated by artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset, brings together artworks by fifty-six artists from thirty-two countries, all addressing different notions of home, belonging, and neighbourhood. On view from September 16 to November 12, 2017, the biennial takes place in six neighbouring venues: Istanbul Modern, Galata Greek Primary School, Ark Kültür, Pera Museum, Yoğunluk Atelier, and Küçük Mustafa Paşa Hammam.
Two publications (a good neighbour: Exhibition and a good neighbour: Stories), in Turkish and English and packaged as a box set, accompany the 15th Istanbul Biennial.
a good neighbour: Stories gathers together a wide variety of personal stories and memories about homes, neighbours, and neighbourhoods. Contributors include artists, writers, academics, and many others. Their accounts take on a myriad of forms, including short stories, confessional texts, creative essays, letters, dialogues, and poems.
My contribution, “Donaustraße 19,” details some of the goings-on at that address in Berlin’s Neukölln neighborhood over the years I spent living there.
CLIENT
Elmgreen & Dragset
LINK
https://15b.iksv.org/publications
CREDITS
Concept: Elmgreen & Dragset
Design and Art Direction: Rupert Smyth Studio
Editorial Assistant: Rosa Paardenkooper
Copyediting and Proofreading (Turkish): Emre Ayvaz
Copyediting (English): Melissa Larner
Proofreading (English): Sonya Merutka, Guy Tindale