Current Resident: Mar 1, 2023–May 31, 2023
SAHA Association
Studio #203
Artist
Eda Gecikmez
Eda Gecikmez’s work focuses on gender, identity, and urban politics in relation to the body and space. She connects social and political change to art history and emphasizes both the past and a potential future.
Eda Gecikmez has exhibited work at Goethe Institut, Ankara; Ashkal Alwan, Beitur; DEPO; and Istanbul, among others.
edagecikmez.comEvents & Exhibitions
2023 Spring Open Studios
April 21–April 22, 2023
Eda Gecikmez, The Bird is Unseen, yet its Voice is in the Tree, 2022, site-specific installation with ink drawings and foil print, 2361/4 × 1571/2 in. (600 × 400 cm)
Eda Gecikmez, Broken Open, 2022, collage, 0 × 1911/16 × 471/4 in. (0 × 49.99 × 119.99 cm)
Eda Gecikmez, Distant Landscape, 2018, oil on canvas, 195/16 × 195/16 in. (49 × 49 cm)
Eda Gecikmez, Master Plan, 2016, oil on canvas, 783/4 × 13713/16 in. (200 × 349.99 cm)
Eda Gecikmez, Commandante Toki, 2016, oil on canvas, 471/4 × 393/8 in. (119.99 × 100 cm)
Residents from Turkey
Current Resident: Mar 1, 2023–Apr 30, 2023
AES+F
Studio #205
Artist
Mikhail Tolmachev
Mikhail Tolmachev is a visual artist working with sound, video, photography, and spatial installations. His research-based practice explores the relationship between images, power, and the politically mediated production reality, as well as the fractures of representation and the violent history of visibility.
Mikhail Tolmachev has exhibited work at Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Russia; Badischer Kunstverein, Germany; and the 2015 Kyiv Biennial, Ukraine, among others.
mikhailtolmachev.netEvents & Exhibitions
2023 Spring Open Studios
April 21–April 22, 2023
Mikhail Tolmachev, Pact of silence, 2015, RA-4 prints, 1911/16 × 1911/16 in. (50.04 × 50.04 cm)
Mikhail Tolmachev, SLON, 2017, carousel slide projection, 8 min.
Mikhail Tolmachev, Re-locations, 2021, digital animation (24 min) and sound installation (12 min)
Mikhail Tolmachev, Waiting for movement, 2011, RA-4 print, 0 × 235/8 × 235/8 in. (0 × 59.94 × 59.94 cm)
Mikhail Tolmachev, Beyond visual range, 2014, installation, dimensions variable
Residents from Russia
Current Resident: Jan 1, 2023–Jun 30, 2023
La Fondation pour l'Art Contemporain Claudine et Jean-Marc Salomon
Studio #206
Artist
Kokou Ferdinand Makouvia
Kokou Ferdinand Makouvia is a multimedia artist whose works are a dialogue with matter. In his practice, Makouvia explores the essence of matter and it’s relationship with humans, emphasizing the energy that underlies in material expression.
Kokou Ferdinand Makouvia has exhibited work at Galerie Sator, Paris; De Ateliers, Amsterdam; and Musée de la Céramique, Normandy, among others.
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Kokou Ferdinand Makouvia, Kpomonè Adjowa, 2022, sculpture, 13 × 8 × 8 in. (33.02 × 20.32 × 20.32 cm)
Kokou Ferdinand Makouvia, En Attente, 2022, sculpture, dimensions variable
Kokou Ferdinand Makouvia, Kotogan, titre provisoire, 2022, sculpture, dimensions variable
Kokou Ferdinand Makouvia, Féfé Kplé Dzo, 2021, sculpture, dimensions variable
Kokou Ferdinand Makouvia, Villosité, 2022, sculpture, dimensions variable
