Video Call for “Ters Akış” Video Screening Starts!

The International Short Film, Video and Photography Symposium, supported by Istanbul Gelişim University (IGU), Faculty of Fine Arts (GSF), and one of the academicians of the Radio, Television and Cinema Department Asst. Prof. Dr. Emre Doğan is among the coordinators, will be held on October 19-21, 2023. The symposium organized by Apart Art Association, one of the external stakeholders of the department, will be held at Kadıköy Barış Manço Cultural Center.

‘TERS AKIŞ’ VIDEO SCREENING

A video call has started for the video screening called “Ters Akış”, which will meet with the audience at the "International Short Film, Video, and Photography Symposium". Curated by video artist Tahir Ün and cinematographer Devrim Taban, the screening of the works based on the concept of "methodlessness" is expected to meet with the enthusiasts at the opening ceremony of the symposium, which will begin on October 19, 2023. You can use https://forms.gle/wAHbyncRGWYg9NfD7 to apply for the screening, which continues to accept videos until September 27, 2023.

‘TERS AKIŞ’ CALL FOR PAPERS

In both science and art, 'method' is often perceived as a necessary process of 'standardization,' but it also serves as a tool of domination. This domination often manifests itself as an imposition, much like the first world imposes its will on the rest of the world, while the wielder of power innocently embeds their 'taste' and thought process between the lines. Any idea, development, or work that emerges without conforming to this hegemony is radicalized, marginalized, not included in the 'accumulation,' or at best, considered worthy of a boutique status and neutralized. In short, anything that does not conform to the template and procedure defined as 'method' is labeled as 'inappropriateness.' Eventually, a point is reached where the method turns into the purpose, and there is no substance left.
However, above and beyond everything else, fetishizing the method is the greatest injustice that can be done to creativity. Creativity often requires (or sometimes demands) an unregulated and uncontrolled production process. Bringing 'things' together without setting any boundaries, juxtaposing forms and contents, merging 'irrelevancies,' and suspending formal logic, in other words, suspending common sense is much more suitable for the open structure of 'life.' In a stance without a method, semantic and aesthetic possibilities are not overlooked, improvisation is not missed, and without deviating from the 'goal' or lingering too long, one arrives at the 'result.'