Turquia, 1977. Vive e trabalha na Turquia.
O trabalho da Guler Ates comenta a noção ocidental de Orientalismo e os efeitos da polinização cruzada de culturas sobre a identidade feminina e arquitetura. Interessa à artista questionar a relação entre o véu e o Ocidente, através da criação da figura velada fêmea dentro de um interior exuberante europeu ou histórico.
Os locais onde produz são históricos e possuem conexões específicas com o colonialismo – agora pós-colonialismo – e do “Oriente”, nos quais considera interessantes para trabalhar por essas propriedades. Realiza pesquisas sobre a história destes locais, para apresentar a origem do tecido usado como um costume ou véu pelo performer. Como parte da performance, o sujeito conta uma história originada da história do local, explorando o sentimento de dualidade cultural.
“Trabalho com vídeo, fotografia, gravura e performance. A questão central do meu trabalho é a exploração da experiência de deslocamento cultural. Manifesto meu trabalho através de performances e de atividades que produzem respostas específicas locais, e onde se fundem sensibilidades orientais e ocidentais. Meu trabalho comenta a noção ocidental de Orientalismo e os efeitos da polinização cruzada de culturas sobre a identidade feminina e arquitetura. Me interessa questionar a relação entre o véu e o Ocidente, através da criação da figura velada feminina inserida num interior europeu,exuberante ou histórico.”, sintetiza a artista.
Flames, 2013
Pigmento sobre papel de algodão
53 x 80 cm
She and the dog
Pigmento sobre papel de algodão
60 x 90 cm
When I hear colour I
Pigmento sobre papel de algodão
50 x 70 cm
Eternal Maharana and She II, 2013
Pigmento sobre papel de algodão
55 x 80 cm
EXPOS INDIVIDUAIS (Selecionadas)
2022
Arriving, Anupa Mehta Arts, Mumbai.
2020
Shoreless, The Museum of Oriental Art, Torino, Itália
2019
6th Station of Troubled Waters, Art Stations of the Cross, Amsterdam, Holanda
2018
Fragments, Eton College, Windsor, Reino Unido
2017
Unfold, Museum Van Loon, Amsterdam, Holanda
2016
Unseen Photo Festival, Oude Kerk, Amsterdam, Holanda
Sea of Colour, Salvation Army International HQ, Londres, Reino Unido
2015
Unseen Memories, House of St Barnabas, Londres, Reino Unido
Fantasma Nel Silenzio, Spazio Nea, Nápoles, Itália
Stilled, Art First, Londres, Reino Unido
2014
Dwelling: Rio de Janeiro, Marcelle Joseph Projects, Londres, Reino Unido
Sound and Silence, Marian Cramer Projects, Warmond, Holanda
Open Studio, Instituto Inclusartiz, Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brasil
Whispers of Colour, Kubikgallery, Porto, Portugal
2013
Zenana, Marian Cramer Projects, Amsterdam, Holanda
Books of Dust, Royal Academy of Arts, Cafe Gallery, Londres, Reino Unido
Trace of the Traceless, The LOFT at the Lower Parel, Mumbai, Índia
Threshold, Art First, Londres, Reino Unido
Unveiling the Veil, Marian Cramer Projects, Amsterdam, Holanda
2011
Present and Absent, Great Fosters, Egham, Reino Unido
2010
No past is mine, no future; look at me!, Leighton House Museum, Londres, Reino Unido
Fusion, Gallery Point-1, Okinawa, Japão
2009
Veiled Mozaic, The LOFT at the Lower Parel, Mumbai, Índia
2005
Projects at Christ Church Spitalfields, Londres, Reino Unido
EXPOS COLETIVAS (Selecionadas)
2022
The Summer Group Show, The Parsonage Gallery, Maine, USA
Summer Talents, Galerie Jean-Louis Ramand, Aix-en-Provence
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London
2021
Art Inspires Art, Eton College & Bankside Gallery, London
Unseen Photo Fair Amsterdam | with Marian Cramer Projects, Amsterdam
Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London
2017
ArtRio, Luciana Caravello Arte Contemporânea, Rio de Janeiro
SP-Arte, Luciana Caravello Arte Contemporânea, Sao Paulo
Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London
2016
Karavil Contemporary, @ Contemporary Istanbul, Turkey
ING Discerning Eye Exhibition, The Mall Galleries, London
The Sixth Jinan International Photography Biennial, Jinan, China
2015
Liberties, Collyer Bristow gallery, London
Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London
Journey, Jewish Museum, London
2014
Há escolas que são gaiolas e há escolas que são asas, Museu de Arte do Rio, Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brasil
ArtRio, Luciana Caravello Galeria de arte contemporânea, Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brasil
A Desk of One’s Own, Galeria Miz, Istambul, Turquia
2013
Outpost Open Film, Outpost, Norwich, Reino Unido
2Q13 Women Collectors, Woman Artists, Lloyds Club, Londres, Reino Unido
Burqas, Veils and Hoodies, Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre, Dandenong, Austrália
Art Barter, Gallery 5533@IMC, Istambul, Turquia
2012
3rd International Canakkale Biennial, Canakkale, Turquia
Margins, Art Suites Gallery, Istambul, Turquia
Wunderkammer, Hoxton Art Gallery, Londres, Reino Unido
Woman in Art, Brook Gallery, Devon, Reino Unido
HomeSalon; Marcelle Joseph Projects, Ascot, Reino Unido
Re: Rotterdam Art Fair, Marian Cramer Project, Rotterdam, Holanda
2011
Orientations, Hoxton Art Gallery, Londres, Reino Unido
Correos, Galleria Progresso, Porto Alegre/RS, Brasil
Photography’s New “it” Girls, Marcelle Joseph Projects, Londres, Reino Unido
Draw Together, Jeannie Avent Gallery (associado com Dulwich Picture Gallery), Londres, Reino Unido
Samvaad, FICA Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art, Nova Delhi, India
2010
Bloomberg New Contemporaries Archive Films, ICA, Londres, Reino Unido
Prints of the City, Free Museum of Dallas, Estados Unidos
Home, Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Zspace, Okinawa, Japão
Group Show, Galleria Progresso, Londres, Reino Unido
2009
Indian Summer, Hastings Museum and Gallery, Hastings, Reino Unido
Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, Londres, Reino Unido
Rencontres Internationales de la Photo, Institut Français de Fès, Marrocos
TBA, New Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Portland, Estados Unidos
2008
New Prints from Royal College of Arts, Royal Academy of Arts, Londres, Reino Unido
10: The Chris Orr Years, Royal College of Arts, Londres, Reino Unido
New Contemporaries, Touring exhibition: Liverpool Biennial (A Foundation) & London (Rochelle Schools), Reino Unido
Beyond Borders, Holster Project Space, Londres, Reino Unido
Real Presence, The House of Legacy, Belgrado, Sérvia
Indian Art Summit 08, Nova Delhi, India
Salon Summer Show, The SaLon Gallery, Londres, Reino Unido
Real Presence, Remont Gallery, Belgrado, Sérvia
2007
Art Video Screening, Vasteras, Suécia
Detroit 10th International Film/Video Festival, Museums of New Art, (MONA), Michigan, Estados Unidos
2005
I.D, Crescent Arts, Scarborough
Looking Glass, Waterloo Gallery, Londres
Three Sixteen, Candid Arts, Londres
Island Art Film & Video Festival ’05, Prenelle Gallery, Londres
PRÊMIOS E RESIDÊNCIAS
Developing Your Creative Practice, Arts Council England
Alice Driver Award, Reading City of Sanctuary
Arts Council England Project Award
Arts Council England Emergency Fund
The London District of the Methodist Church, Applecarts Arts, Commission
Stations of the Cross, Amsterdam, Commission
ArtSite Fest, Turin, Italy
Embassy of Brazil (London) Visual Arts Award, Finalist
Le Fonds Belval Residency and Award – Short listed
Eton College Residency, Windsor, January
Instituto Inclusartiz, Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brasil
Space 118 Residency, Mumbai, Índia
The Arts Foundation, Nominated for Photography Fellowship, Reino Unido
Film and Video Umbrella, Nominated for Tomorrow Never Knows Moving image Award, Reino Unido
Leighton House Museum Residency, Londres, Reino Unido
The Loft at the Lower Parel (Mumbai) and Arts Reverie (Ahmadabad) Residency, India
The Foundacion Valparaiso Residency, Mojacar, Espanha
Matthew Wrightson Award, 2008
The Cite Internationale Des Arts Residency, Paris
Short-listed (1 of 6) for 20/21 Century Art prize
COLEÇÕES
INSTITUCIONAIS
Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Henry Luce III Center for the Arts & Religion, Washington DC, USA
Fondazione Torino Musei, Turin, Italy
Royal Collection, Turin, Italy
Eton College Collection, Windsor, UK
Museum Van Loon, The Netherlands
Odue Kerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Ben Uri Gallery and Museum, London
Teylers Museum, Harleem, The Netherlands
Government Arts Collection, UK
Museu de Arte do Rio, Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brasil
Huis Marseille, Photography Collection, Holanda
House of St Barnabas, Londres, Reino Unido
Achmea Kunstcollectie, Holanda
The LUMC, Leiden, Holanda
Royal Academy of Arts, Photography Collection, Londres, Reino Unido
Great Fosters, Egham, Reino Unido
Victoria and Albert Museum, Print Collection, Londres, Reino Unido
The Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA) Library, Portland, Estados Unidos
Video Library, Crisp Gallery, LA, Estados Unidos
Royal College of Art, Londres, Reino Unido