In the time of 29th July – 03rd August, Kulturbahnhof Kassel opened its doors to show the works of the artist Çağla Erdemir.

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In the exhibition Ambiguous Identities Çağla Erdemir spans an entwined narrative about the question of identity. Having a deconstructive practice as her starting point, the artist opens up emotionally approachable spaces in her works, in which the private personal becomes public or even political.

To show the constructive composition of identities without denying their formative significance, Erdemir uses her paintings to merge boundaries, subvert responses and tie anchor points between the self and emotionally charged, traumatic experiences. Her evocative paintings satisfy with sensitivity and subtlety, while inviting visitors to position themselves in the stories bent by poetry and metaphorics.

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Çağla Erdemir (b. 1997, Austria) works and lives as an art historian and artist between Berlin and Innsbruck.

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The exhibition was on show at the Kulturbahnhof Kassel from 29 July - 03 August 2022. Opening hours: 11-19h.

The opening took place on Friday, 29 July 2022, at 08:30pm.

It is undeniable that after the crises of pandemic, people of Innsbruck - the city, which is well-known as a student city - were in search for new strands of art and culture.

The newly founded collective €uroKrom was quick to respond precisely to this search. On 10th of September 2021 they presented an exhibition showing works of young Tyrolean artists, including Andreas Bramböck, Çağla Erdemir, Sara Latta and Marlies Spitzer. They all agreed that after such a crises art was the way to bring people back into a more vibrant way of life.

Occupying the old Hungerburg valley station was thus a sign keeping abandoned sites reviving. 

Creating a surreal-abstract atmosphere inside, the artist definitely achieved their goal, reaching not only young people but also different age groups.

 

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