Manifesta purposely strives to keep its distance from what are often seen as the dominant centres of artistic production, instead seeking fresh and fertile terrain for the mapping of a new cultural topography.
Azade Köker, TR
Child Bride, 2021. Paper, wire, epoxy 78 × 20 × 115 cm.
Prof. Azade Köker explores the relationships between society, identity, gender, city and nature through various forms of expression. Beginning her artistic practice as a sculptor, Köker reinterprets narratives from mythology and art history. She uses a contemporary perspective and questions the social position of women and nature. Köker began her artistic production with ceramics and later added different disciplines such as collage, sculpture and installation. Composite and multi-layered nature is not merely a formal element in Köker’s works; it also becomes a roadmap that questions the intertwining of cultural, political and historical layers.