x-ist is hosting Ceren Oykut's new solo exhibition between September 8 and October 10, 2015.
Ceren Oykut's ninth solo show; "Swimmers in the Field" originates from her two earlier etchings. First etching takes its inspiration from an early memory of Oykut, the demolishment of a vegetable garden as a part of an urban gentrification project. The namesake etching "Swimmers in the field" dates back to 2010 and was created by superposing to images using photogravure technique.
The other work that forms basis to the exhibition is "Tsunami". The etching is a detail from a collection of drawings that depicts habitants' tormenting anticipation of the massive earthquake.
In her latest solo show, Ceren Oykut gathers fantasy stories by focusing on relationships, past and present attractions that take place both above and below on the unstable and hectic ground she saw, watched and walked on for years. Oykut's book illustrations from 2013 are also included in "Swimmers in the Field".