Project Archive
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Caravansarai In-House Projects
2010: CaravansarAID
'CaravansarAID' comes to the rescue of the impoverished Swedish artists with aid packets of food, healthcare and cleaning products. The products were brought from Turkey as humanitarian aid, presented in our booth, then dispersed to artists and guests of the fair.
» website of Supermarket
» Caravansarai on the Supermarket website
2007-9 : Virtual Chef
A trans-locational interactive cooking experience. The Virtual Chef combines elements of an art opening, a dinner party and a performance. Connected through the internet, participants in two locations simultaneously cook a dish, while exchanging information about the recipe, ingredients and anything else that comes to mind. The ingredients are gathered beforehand in both locations, a city-wide quest that results in the (re)discovery of streets, shops and people.
» visit the: Virtual Chef Website
2007 : Caravansarai Istanbul TV
An attempt to start an independent arts internet TV station. The first program was ‘Outside the News’, an alternative news program that first featured interviews with artists involved with the Istanbul Map Project
» watch: the 1st episode
» watch: the 2nd episode
Projects realized at Caravansarai
April 2008 : Outside In
Anita Bacic, Australia / Turkey
A cinematic experience capturing street life, an unconscious projection with light as the only editor. Using nothing but light, an opening and darkness Outside In creates a story through moving images – in this case our daily lives – surveillance as entertainment.
March 2008 : Two Times Tart Tasting
Julie Upmeyer, USA/Turkey
In collaboration with the Bereket Borek Solonu, specially designed tart shells were created, in the shape of a half circle. Upmeyer invited individuals living in Turkey, Armenia, Bulgaria, Syria, Iran, Greece, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Iraq to submit a sweet-tasting recipe to go inside the tart shells.
In Istanbul, you could taste these sweets, choosing for yourself which two countries you wish to combine. ‘Two Times Tart’ was part of the Love Difference Pastry Network, a developing project using sweets to connect people, cultures and ideas. Initiated by Cittadellarte and Love Difference – Artistic Movement for an InterMediterranean Politic.
January 2008 : In the beginning, there was the 'BEEP'
DJ HSH (Micha Neidel), Germany
Almost 30 years have passed since the introduction of personal computers with sound chips. Time for a chipsound review. This radio show featured retro tunes made with the first mainstream personal computers such as ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Atari ST. Tune in with DJ HSH and travel in time!
» listen: to the show
September 2007 : 'Serenade'
Kartini Thomas, New Zealand
On the street, in countries throughout the EU, people sing improvised love songs to passersby, captured on camera. The ‘Serenade’ project continues in Turkey, as Thomas takes her project to the streets in Istanbul. The results of her work in France, Spain and Turkey will be shown…come lets sing…I love you.
» watch: the video
June 2007 : 'Mirror, wood, tape, wire, c-clamps, sunlight'
Ulrike Mohr, Germany
A site-specific installation at Caravansarai. A series of mirrors were installed on the roof and outside the Caravansarai window. This construction directed the sunbeam from the roof, down the shaft behind Caravansarai and into the room. It was projected onto a wall inside the space, creating a impermanent, moving drawing on the wall. The installation worked from approximately 14:50 until 15:05 each day (depending on a large variety of variables)
» see Ulrike's website
Artists in Residence
May 2008 : Mark Rumsey, artist/observer-in-residence
Mark Rumsey, Caravansarai’s first artist/observer in residence, sharing, working, reading and learning in and around Istanbul. In 2010, Mark created 'Ask' a piece inspired by the Nevruz Spring Festival he attended during his residency.