Zilberman Gallery, Istanbul, is hosting Esref Yildirim’s solo exhibition “Diary of Defeats.”The exhibition questions the current state of the diaries that are used to personalize items and emphasizes how they are fluctuating between being personal and public. The first diary is in the form of a text woven with the rope-an ever-extending line. It points out the slowness of weaving, unable to catch up with the speed of life. It brings about the bewilderment caused by continuous delivery of new information without perceiving its real meaning. Another diary consists of an isolated white room in which you only hear the voices of reporters reading the news of death. It's a non-stop stream of news announcing traffic accidents, murdered women, workplace homicides and unexpected disasters. Yildirim’s work is based on media representations that point out social/political power and social taboos that shape society. The works focus on individual lives that are under the oppression of social hierarchies, established gender roles and racism. The exhibition is on view through February 24, 2018, at Zilberman Gallery, İstiklal Cad. No.163 Mısır Apartment K.3 D.10 Beyoğlu / Istanbul, Turkey.For details, visit: http://www.blouinartinfo.com/galleryguide/zilberman-gallery/overviewClick on the slideshow for a sneak peek at the exhibition.
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