Posted by: paul-deflorian

Spokeperson
Paul DeFlorian
pauldeflorian@yahoo.de


Partizipatiens:
Johannes Grammel
Mine Ipek Ugurlu
Eda Gecikmez
Mehmet Emir
Paul DeFlorian

Title:
Sisi Arabesk - a colonial lovestory between Istanbul and Vienna


Background
Sisi Arabesk - a colonial lovestory between Istanbul and Vienna is an embodiment of all the sad children of the two countries Austria and Turkey. Austria is on of the countries who tries to obviate Turkey the participation at the European Union.
Forced marriage is one of the points of criticism against Turkey to deny an admission in the European Union. Populist argumentation not only used by right wing political parties try to produce a difference founded on cultural phenomena like this. Not so long ago matrimonial policy was also a political practice in so our called christian society like Austria to make politic on cost of the individual.
But now she is free. She is not longer an allegoric concept of said children long sunken kingdoms. She is here and she married Istanbul. It is a political lovestory. And it has already started and our embrace is not violent but forceful and it wont stop.

Concept
Sisi Arabesk - a colonial lovestory between Istanbul and Vienna is a look on the relationship between two cities connected to each other historical and current.
It is like a sad love song but full of hope, taking a view on the past but also on the future and focused on the hope and believes of present of a dream where the freedom of movement of the individuals is not under examination of government(s) and economic interests.
Where national borders will open and there will be no regimentation on our bodies and our minds.


The Installation is based on the performance of Paul DeFlorian and the documentations of Johannes Grammel, Mine Ipek Ugurlu, Eda Gecikmez, Mehmet Emir.
2 artistic documentations from Mine Ipek Ugurlu and Johannes Grammel will be screened in a projection at the same time, surrounded by photography of Eda Gecikmez and Mehmet Emir. The lookbook who will give a more detailed view on the intervention walk through the city and The Dress as an object in the middle of it, a cultural armor and a cultural battlefield at the same time.


Production:
The Installation will be produced / prepared in between three days.
Timeframe:
Lookbook Format A5 (allready exists as layout just need to be printed)
limited to 100 copys
2 films will be screened (allready exist)


Material:
20 Pictures size 70 x 90 cm
1 Picture livesize 200 x 150 cm
2 Beamers
2 DVD Player
The Dress
Lookbook

Production in Istanbul
Photographys can be produced in Istanbul or Vienna, which comes cheaper.

Where to Exhibit :
Inside the museum, two walls at least for projection, and photos,
on podest for the lookbook
on podest for The Dress
sound system with two amplifiers or headphones

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