Tissue_Lab, a project carried out by Ali Kanal and Dilay Kocogullari, focuses on a specific place, investigates the biodiversity of that region, and aims to open new exploration areas by following the traces of the biome. Tissue_Lab forms its structure by hybridizing the individual production practices of both artists. The project is materialized by articulating the exploratory production practice that consists of found objects collected from Ali Kanal’s abandoned projects, and the experimental production practice of Dilay Kocogullari, which consists of microscopic examinations obtained in the laboratory-based on the micro/macro cosmos relationship. Ali’s field of research focuses on the outside world, often tracking down the biome with his primal instincts. On the other hand, Dilay’s research process in the laboratory area takes place in a completely sterile field within the framework of a certain scientific doctrine and determines the boundaries of the new biome that will be discovered. Instead of perceiving the exterior and interior works of the two artists as a contrast, the exhibition is designed to preserve the interior and exterior balance and to complement each other with this balance.
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artist residency
2022 Martch Studio, Martch Art Space, Ayvalik, Balikesir, Turkey
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exhibitions
2023, Intersections, Den Art Gallery, Antalya, Turkey
2023, Doku_Lab: Ash, Cati Open Art Space and Gallery, Izmir, Turkey
2023, response of the body under different social structures, Exit Gallery, Wroclaw, Poland
2022, CCA Solvay, Krakow, Poland
2022, Tissue_Lab 2.0, Hayy Open Space, Izmir, Turkey
2022, Tissue_Lab, Daragac, Izmir, Turkey
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