The Department of Communication and Design invites Bilkent students, academics, the Bilkent family and friends for a Work-In-Progress Exhibition of Project TUZ / SALT with images, artifacts, and objects from the project by researchers and COMD students under the guidance of the photographer Jean Molitor from Berlin. The project activities are supported by the German Embassy in Ankara in collaboration with UNAM in Bilkent.
Contributors:
Images/videos from: Jean, Hilal, Kayhan, Elif, Eda Nur, Lara, Defne, Andreas from COMD.
Supported by: Burcu, Zeynep, Emre and Ozgur from UNAM.
Texts by: Lutz, Thomas, Jean and Andreas.
Curatorial Statement: What does it mean to have an idea in art or science? What is this project about? Salt, light, structure, architecture, model, history of salt, interstellar, preparing a salt crystal for space, we are experimenting, looking for questions! The unlimited potential of creativity. Leave familiar paths. To playfully experiment with light, material, photography, video, shapes.
The climate, this is why we chose Salt and the lake in our neighborhood. Our approach to the project is deliberately minimalist in the choice of means. In our opinion, it is also timely to rely on natural raw materials and resources and to care for them in a traceable manner. We work in conjunction with nature and want to draw attention to what already exists.
Sharpen your perspective, discover the special in the "normal", everyday. Because nature, as long as it is preserved, was and remains THE MIRACLE! Always rethink architecture and structure. Architecture, as an achievement of civilization, is constantly changing and should be adapted to changing needs in a timely manner. This is not just limited to the technical content. The materials themselves include the form. Nature and events are unique even for the moment and cannot be reproduced.