“…WHEN ONE OF US REMEMBERS WHO WE REALLY ARE, ALL OF US REMEMBER…”, book launch, performance-based research and discussion
14th June
Doors open at 16:30. Event starts at 17:00.
Language: English
Free admission
Join us for the launch of “Auditions for An Unwritten Opera”, a new publication by Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden that revisits the 2023 experimental exhibition on the multifaceted work of British-born, Australian-Turkish Cypriot artist Mutlu Çerkez (1964–2005), curated and edited by Misal Adnan Yıldız. By upcycling existing materials, the publication gives new life to the question of how we remember exhibitions after they end.
The evening unfolds as a rehearsal for a visual reading of the book, developed in collaboration with Berlin-based queer artist Leman Darıcıoğlu, whose performance—built from earlier works and props—channels Çerkez’s idea of rehearsal as a shared process. A conversation between Sārāh Mārtinus and Yıldız on shadow work, creativity, and the collective gaze anchors the event, alongside a screening of Raskol’s Axe (2013) by the collective İyi Saatte Olsunlar featuring the late activist Boysan Yakar, and scores from a recently cancelled performance program. Berlin-based artist Berk Akkaya is invited to rethink how we remember, save, and document performance-based queer works.
In collaboration with Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden.