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15/6/2010

I know what you did last summer

Manzara Perspectives, Istanbul

Artists: Kristine Alksne, Banu Birecikligil, Lauri­anne Bixhain, Deniz Gül, Elmar Hermann, Hank Schmidt in der Beek & Fabian Schubert

Trips on bea­utiful summer days have inspired to the cre­ation of milestones, have introduced morning picnics with undressed bea­uties on secluded cle­arings into the general canon of bourge­ois education, have established scho­ols and have placed the excursi­onists in the annals of art history.

The attempt to escape from the annual rhythm of everyday life is entwined with summer fantasies that play mostly in the florescence of nature. Thus, parallel to the development of civilization, ficti­ons of nature have been developed. Landscape parks were cre­ated as a sophisticated designed Arcadia and in these artificial idylls, the victory of nature over civilization for a specific time of the year was yearned for in any form of decoration.

Ultralight tents spread out into the wilderness between enchanted overgrown ruins as a counter draft to soci­ety. In the broad spectrum of desired landscapes hedonistic wishful thinking has no limits and even the wildest landscapes seem just right for audaci­ous dre­ams. And yet, each one takes rather their own borders and lovely ideas on the way as they guarantee to be as well placed as the 9x15 photo print in the silver frame.

Opening 16.06.2010, 7pm

Manzara Perspectives
Tatar Beyi Sokak, 27 Kuledibi Beyoğlu İstanbul
Hours: Wed-Sat 14-19
free admission

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