Photo by Jasmina Al-Qaisi
5 hours
Salon am Moritzplatz, Berlin
As part of “They are not ok. We are not ok”
Curated by Noelia Gaitega and Esra Gülmen
2023
Time is money emerged in response to the urgent solidarity need after the February 2023 Earthquake in Turkey, Syria and Kurdistan and took place in the solidarity exhibition “They are not ok. We are not ok” with the invitation of Noelia Gaitega and Esra Gülmen.
As an artist working on queer temporalities as well as working with time through long-durational performance art practice, Leman put up to sale their 15 minutes for 150 Euro. During the performance, Leman never refused anyone who sat in front of them and explored how they wanted to share the time and in exchange for what.
Photo by Esra Gülmen
Starting by shifting the context of the capitalist choronopolitical motto “Time is money”, the performance questions both hegemonic and alternative exchange values by opening the space to its audience freely for what they would bring to the table to exchange for what.
Photo by Esra Gülmen
Time is money at Salon am Moritzplatz is the first performance of Time is money series that Leman will continue to perform in the next years.
Photo by Esra Gülmen