Pg Art Gallery will remain open throughout the summer months. In July, August, and September, works by artists producing in different disciplines will meet viewers at Pg Art Gallery through three different group exhibitions. The first leg of these exhibitions, which can be viewed throughout July, presents a selection of works by Hale Güngör, Devabil Kara, Günnur Özsoy, Füruzan Şimşek, and Ayşe Wilson. Bringing together five artists, the exhibition addresses many themes concerning contemporary individuals—from the chaotic life of urban dwellers to the traditional structures of the societies they belong to, from the dead ends of the spaces in which the individual feels trapped to the persistence of hope despite all difficulties.
In the paintings of Hale Güngör, who lives in Stockholm, elements often appear in places where they do not belong. While questioning comfort and discomfort within a cultural framework, the artist uses the space between logic and absurdity as a guide. In her new series, which includes works such as Incubation and Steeplechase, Güngör creates breathing spaces by painting on natural fabrics and presents the textile prints she produces as symbolic propositions.
Devabil Kara, who is interested in visuality, visual perception, what the eye sees and how it sees, and how what is seen and the way of seeing affect human thought and psychology, seeks different perspectives. The artist, who has long navigated between the layers of time and constructs her artistic language through the traces and what they reveal to us, points to what historical memory conveys to the present and the future.
In her works, Günnur Özsoy examines the contrasts of life by departing from the concepts of life and death. Her brass sculptures are accompanied by henna, which is believed to have healing properties and is therefore used in the rituals of certain communities. With her distinctive organic forms, Özsoy presents viewers with a completely new visual experience in this exhibition.
In today’s increasingly monotonous world, the urban individual trapped within a narrowing circle forms the general perspective of Füruzan Şimşek’s works. The starting point of the works presented in this exhibition consists of fleeting images that have remained in the artist’s memory.
The appeal of Ayşe Wilson’s paintings stems from the sense of optimism and vitality they convey. Participating in the exhibition with her newest works titled Swimming Team, the artist believes that swimmers develop a special bond with one another, like siblings or teammates. By assigning numbers to each swimmer—as was once common in swimming or rowing teams—Wilson suggests that even if they eventually part ways and follow different paths, they will always remain connected to one another.
