HÜSEYIN ISIK O CASUALITA’ CONTROLLATE
Quattro elementi governano la Vita: Fuoco, Pioggia, Vento e Terra.
Anni dopo, le ho completate
Sono nato all’inizio degli anni ‘60 in un piccolo villaggio kurdo. Subito dopo la mia nascita la mia famiglia si è trasferita a Istanbul.
Nel 1988 sono venuto a Vienna, in un mondo molto diverso da quello che conoscevo, popolato di strane persone e con un altro senso della realtà. Mi sono posto a dispozione del tempo, che facesse ciò che riteneva necessario.
Dalla metà degli anni ‘90 ho presentato i miei lavori in diverse esibizioni. A questo punto, tutto, tranne me stesso, era sotto controllo. Lavoro sui temi dell’identità, del razzismo, dell’alienazione. Avendo sviluppato un amore per gli spazi pubblici, siano essei strade, viuzze, piazza, mezzi di trasporto, racconto strane storie sulla città cercando di trasformare i suoi angoli scuri in luminosi. Nelle mie performance sono stato un poliziotto che controllava i documenti, ho fatto esplodere sculture raffiguranti eroi, eretto confini in campi aperti, ho lottato per gli attivisti per i diritti umani, perchè la mia arte fosse politica e ho scritto chat senza elettricità o web…
Da dieci anni a questa parte non mi è permesso rientrare in Turchia perchè ‘ho dimenticato’ di fare il militare. Dal 2003 vivo al Friedrichshof, dobve in questo momento, il tempo immobile, siedo sotto un albero preparando il caffè per i miei compagni.
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Quattro elementi governano la Vita: Fuoco, Pioggia, Vento e Terra. Anni dopo, li ho completati.
Mostre, azioni e performance:
1982: Photo Exhibition in the College of Applied Art in
Istanbul
1985-1987: Street Exhibition in Halikarnassos, Bodrum
1987: Exhibiton in the Castle of Bodrum
(Vienna)
1988: Exhibition „Austria“ im WUK
Individual Exhibition in Cafe Grünstaudl
1989: Aquarell Exibition in Cafe Museum
1990: „Geschichte in Bildern“ Illustations for ORF
1993: Acryl paintings in Interkulttheater
1994: „Die Nacht beginnt mit einem Film“ – Exhibiton with Performance in Club TU
1995: „Die Gesichter einer Stadt“ – Portrait series in Wiener Rathaus
1996: „Hölle und Himmel sind wir selbst“ – Kulturzentrum 7-Stern
„Adieu Istanbul“ – Photo Exhibition in Interkulttheater
„Erinnerungen“ – Museum für Völkerkunde
„Schwarze Erotik“ – Drawings and Graphics in Interkulttheater
„Glasperlenspiel“ – Participation in Wiener Rathaus
1997: „Ausweis bitte“ – Exhibiton with Performance in Interkulttheater, Kulturzentrum
7-Stern, Stadtteilzentrum Simmering, (Subway- Station
Jakomeniplatz Graz, Afroasiatisches Institut (AAI) Graz
„Oberwart 1995“ – Performance against Racism and Xenophobia (Hostility on foreigners)
„Sprachlos“ – Performance about Language and Being Foreign in Interkulttheater
„Schwerelose Blätter“ – Galerie Celeste
„Neoistische Weltausstellung“ – Group Exhibition in Kunsthalle Exnergasse
Drawings Zeichnungen in „alte Schieberkammer“ in Wien
„Lachende Unzufriedenheit“ – Aquarelle in Interkulttheater
Individual Exhibition in Stadtteilzentrum Simmering
„Re-Auktion“ in Interkulttheater on the occasion of 50th Anniversary of Universial Decleration of Human Rights
1998:
Exibition for Human Rights in Villa Windischgrätz
Group Exhibition in „Galerie Celeste“
„Kunst am Stadtrand“ – Group Exhibition in Stadtteilzentrum Simmering
„Mutter warum hat Jesus kein Schuhe“ – Installation at the Academy of Fine Art in Vienna
1999: „Zweifach“ in Stadtteilzentrum Simmering (Vienna)
„Alles für Vaterland“ – coloured Drawings in Interkulttheater
„Entlassene Gefühle“ – Cartoon Exhibition in Interkulttheater
„Die fremde Stadt“ – Documents in the “alte Apotheke” in the Auditorium of the Department for Human Sciences at the University of Vienna
„Lichtbildausweis für Fremde“ – Computer Installation
2000: „Tod und Liebe – Death sucks Love“ – Galerie Ruth Maier
„Seine Nasenlöcher waren frei“ – Performance in remembrance of Marcus Omofuma,
Kulturzentrum 7-Stern, 2001: Repetition in Interkulttheater
2001: „Grenzenlos“ – A Gate Installation in the Border Area between Austria and Hungary, also at the Square “Siebensternplatz” in Vienna
„Wahllandschaften“ – Group Exhibition in the Gallery Ruth Maier
2002: Exhibition in the Gallery Muratti
„T-Art“ – Group Exhibition of Current Turkish Art Kunst in the Gallery AAI, Vienna
„Schöner Schiffbruch“ – Deutschmeistersaal, Vienna
2003: „Verlassen“ – Deutschmeistersaal
„Erweitert“ –Städtischen Bücherei, Vienna 2
2004: „Istanbul begrüßt Kaindorf“ – Kaindorf near Hartberg
„Letztes Istanbul“ – Aquarelle in Wiener Rathaus
„NimsAvusturya“ – Group Exhibition in Museum Sammlung Friedrichshof, Zurndorf, Burgenland.
„Lykidos“ –Explosive Action in Friedrichshof, Burgenland.
2005: „Das wilde Herz“ –Wiener Aktionismus Museum (Museum of Viennese Actionism), Friedrichshof, Burgenland.
„Vorher – Nachher“ A Placard-Action in Vienna, St. Pölten ,Graz and in Salzburg.
„Grenzgänge…“ Exhibition in Haus Impuls, Neusiedl am See , Burgenland
2006. „Flügelschlag“ Wiener Aktionismus Museum (Museum of Viennese Actionism), Friedrichshof, Burgenland
2007 „Chat-Room“ Stockwerk St. Pölten
2008 : „ Konkretisieren Sie den Rest“ mit Josef Danner Museum of Viennese Actionism
Participation in Ziel 1 Kunst in Cselley Mühle, Burgenland – Austria
Participation in „Regionale 08“ with three Works Steiermarkt – Austria
Unorthodoxer Einkauf - Short Film
Articoli (RSS)