Artworks Made at Home (2020)
Video
A journey through the more recent history of art made at home, for one’s home
On Paranoia TV starting 24.9.
In English
Credits
Commissioned by steirischer herbst ’20
Coproduced by steirischer herbst ’20 and ULTRAVIOLET Film Prodüksiyon
With the kind support of SAHA Association
Long before the global pandemic ever broke out, artists were making artworks at home and addressing their domestic surroundings. In doing so, they’ve been continually discovering and inventing new meanings of this “home” as a purportedly universal notion. Apartments become studios and museums. Kitchens and sleeping areas become politically loaded terrain, spaces for action, and places to subvert the semiotics of everyday life, mostly through humor. Ahmet Öğüt’s new documentary film-essay for Paranoia TV explores this history with examples from Anri Sala, Nina Yuen, Ulay, Lala Raščić, Harun Farocki, Martha Rosler, Constant Dullaart, Cengiz Tekin, Jonas Lund, Agnieszka Polska, Kuang-Yu Tsui, Nevin Aladağ, Hussein Chalayan, Aernout Mik, Ana Hušman, Ziad Antar, and many others.
Bio
Ahmet Öğüt (1981, Diyarbakir, Turkey) is a conceptual artist. He works with a broad range of media including video, photography, installation, drawing, and print. His conceptual, often propositionally based projects frequently examine and subvert existing power relations. A further focus of his work are collective discursive and educational projects, such as the Silent University Project. He lives in Amsterdam and Istanbul.
Credits
Commissioned by steirischer herbst ’20
Coproduced by steirischer herbst ’20 and ULTRAVIOLET Film Prodüksiyon
With the kind support of SAHA Association
