With the “Storyteller” exhibition, which will be held at Anna Laudel Contemporary between November 9 – December 27; art enthusiasts will have the opportunity to see a selection of three artists working with different techniques and their visual narratives based on common themes.
The exhibition presents works by three artists under different subtitles including Ruth Biller “VisaVis”, Jan Kuck “History is Now” and Serkan Küçüközcü “Daydreaming” from Turkey.
Gathering relocation and encounters; social, historic references and irony; inner world and personal histories under the same roof; “Storyteller” demonstrates how the artists can build a visual space in different communities and their conditions, and how they become a part of their own stories.
Starting off from the question “Why am I Here?” , with the theme “VisaVis”; Ruth Biller focuses on the movements in between living spaces in our fast-paced digitalized world where constant migrations take place. With the “VisaVis” statement, the artist questions how our lives have been affected by these encounters due to the rapid changes in the world. He uses the nature themes in his paintings as escape points and the symbols of delicate systems between human and space, beyond any social interactions.
In the works gathered under the theme “History is Now”, the artist Jan Kuck creates aesthetically appealing and flawless works by using different materials such as cement, mirrors, neon lights, wood and glass. The essential point for the artist is the philosophical meanings of works together with their aesthetic nature; he addresses cultural and social situations through works that are tackled by both the rational and tragic aspects of common events, accompanied by historic and modern references. Sometimes we see a bread covered with precious stones and being cut with a golden knife, and sometimes figures with neon lights that refer to the master painters.
Participated in the narrative with his “Daydreaming” theme, Serkan Küçüközcü’s paintings present daily objects in huge sizes, which are installed in isolated and unknown places. The world of these vibrant colors, play with our perception of space and object by presenting certain familiar forms in unfamiliar scenes. These surreal visuals that have been isolated from humans but somehow feel familiar, questions the sense of belonging which the individuals have been searching for throughout the history. The visuals he created in the form of a dream scape, embodying colorful yet inanimate objects which make you feel both desolate and detached; create stories where we can constantly reproduce and continue with our imagination.