Halil Altindere
Homeland / Köfte Airlines
in der Villa Schlicker
Halil Altındere belongs to a generation of Turkish artists who have substantially shaped the cultural emergence of Turkey in the 1990s.
His art explores questions of migration, sub-cultures, identity and gender as well as the influence of contemporary Western art movements on the current creative scene of Turkey.
His work has been exhibited at numerous international exhibitions including the 5th Istanbul Biennial (1997), 24th Sao Paulo Biennial (1998), 4th Gwangju Biennial (2002),
Documenta12, Kassel (2007), 9th Sharjah Biennial (2009), Zero Tolerance, MoMa PS1, New York (2014) 31st Sao Paulo Biennial (2014)
Halil Altındere belongs to a generation of Turkish artists who have substantially shaped the cultural emergence of Turkey in the 1990s.
His art explores questions of migration, sub-cultures, identity and gender as well as the influence of contemporary Western art movements on the current creative scene of Turkey.
His work has been exhibited at numerous international exhibitions including the 5th Istanbul Biennial (1997), 24th Sao Paulo Biennial (1998), 4th Gwangju Biennial (2002),
Documenta12, Kassel (2007), 9th Sharjah Biennial (2009), Zero Tolerance, MoMa PS1, New York (2014) 31st Sao Paulo Biennial (2014)
Blending realism and humor, Altındere’s new video “Homeland”(2016), shot in Turkey and Germany, incorporates scenes based on real-life footage to address the crisis engulfing Turkey and the globe. It opens with images of refugees crossing a border through an area peppered with landmines—and performing unusual feats to overcome fences. It is almost impossible to tell what is news footage and what is staged. The video includes scenes from a luxury yoga retreat, highlights the journey through Aegean Sea to Balkans, and gives references to the mythological stories such as Troy and Medusa.
— Köfte Airlines
Many Syrian refugees have been forced to make the dangerous journey through Mediterranean & Aegean Seas to Europe in pursuit of a better life. Many have lost their lives on this dangerous journey, a few survived. Köfte Airlines is directly and openly criticizing the EU policies on refugees as well as shows hypocritical and nationalist face of the world.
Blending realism and humor, Altındere’s new video “Homeland”(2016), shot in Turkey and Germany, incorporates scenes based on real-life footage to address the crisis engulfing Turkey and the globe. It opens with images of refugees crossing a border through an area peppered with landmines—and performing unusual feats to overcome fences. It is almost impossible to tell what is news footage and what is staged. The video includes scenes from a luxury yoga retreat, highlights the journey through Aegean Sea to Balkans, and gives references to the mythological stories such as Troy and Medusa.
— Köfte Airlines
Many Syrian refugees have been forced to make the dangerous journey through Mediterranean & Aegean Seas to Europe in pursuit of a better life. Many have lost their lives on this dangerous journey, a few survived. Köfte Airlines is directly and openly criticizing the EU policies on refugees as well as shows hypocritical and nationalist face of the world.
