A Collage Painted by 'Sound' That Breaks Boundaries

Turkish-born German Author Nevin Aladak's First Solo Exhibition in Korea
At Barakat Contemporary, Samcheong-dong Until July 24
Sound-Based Installations and Video Works Including 'March' and 'Gongmyeonggi' Series Presented

Nevin Aladak. Photo by Barakat Contemporary

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] "Many societies demand hierarchical order, but I have always rejected it. Through my art, I strive to decontextualize and reconstruct objects, music, and language to find new ways of conveying changing perceptions."

The first solo exhibition in Korea by Nevın Aladak, a Turkish-born installation artist active in Germany, titled "Motion Lines," is being held at Barakat Contemporary in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, until July 24.

Nevın Aladak, born in Turkey and who moved to Germany during childhood, has been exploring the infinite possibilities of sound since the late 1990s by using everyday objects and language as materials and experimenting with various media such as installation, sculpture, video, and performance.

This exhibition introduces Aladak's representative works including the 3-channel videos "Traces" and "Session," the installation series "Resonator," the piece "Marsch (Basel)," and new collage works.

Aladak's works stimulate the audiovisual experience of viewers and pose fundamental questions about various structural issues such as cultural identity, customs, and class arising within capitalist systems.

Exhibition view of Navin Aladak's solo exhibition 'Motion Line'. Photo by Barakat Contemporary

The installation "Marsch" (2014), cast from 94 rusty iron pieces of 19th-century cannonballs held by the Basel Historical Museum, visualizes the final movement of Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, known as the Turkish March. The hemispherical cannonballs, transformed into musical notes, are installed along the white gallery walls, powerfully conveying both the horrors of war and Mozart's beautiful melody to the audience.

The artist states, "The fact that music and instruments continued to be played despite the war itself proves the infinite possibilities of music," and defines, "Fixed identity is merely perceived through numerous boundaries and differences created by social systems."

During the exhibition period, Barakat Contemporary plans to present two sound performances using the installation series "Resonator." The exhibition runs until July 24.

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