For Dinç, the most integral part of this new project will be the creation of an interactive enviroment with the audience. “Today, we are aware that we exist within a universe where everything is in motion around everything,” he explains. “In the 20th century, quantum physices proved that the universe is made up of energy, of vibrations – another aspect of vibration is, of course, is sound. The title of the installation – Noise – also refers to the idea of unproven scientific data. Furthermore, the minimal metal sculptural works which I have worked with throuhgout my career are not as stagnant as they seem – at least to me, and can be seen as very noisy. They have been created in a noisy environment, and are the product of a noisy process within my studio. The time had come for me to question this noise, which has deafened me for years, and takes its inspiration from a talk I gave in front of one of my Instrument Sonor works some 26 years ago in Orleans. Today, it is interesting to be able to prepare such an installation during a time that the surrounding social environment is also very noisy – Noise is a chaotic mass of sound.”
“They say that ‘all chaos gives birth to harmony – all harmony is pregnant with chaos’. In the case of this installation, it is up to the audience to create harmony out of the noise.”
Osman Dinç will exhibit a series of Instrument Sonor works as part of his interactive sound installation project Noise, which will take over the gallery interior, running at Pi Artworks Istanbulfrom 1 – 29 March 2014.
Notes to Editors:
Based in Paris, where he has lived and worked since 1977, Osman Dinç (1948) taught at the Ecole Nationale Superieure d’Art de Bourges from 1990–2011. He has exhibited his sculptural output extensively over the past four decades in France, Germany and Turkey, including Bursa, Ankara, Istanbul and Balikesir in the latter. Recent group exhibitions include Fair Signe at the Maison d’art contemporain Chailloux, MACC, Fresnes, France and Cosmic Touch at Espace Art Roch, Paris, both in France. Dinç has numerous awards under his belt, including the 2002 Sculptor of the Year from Ankara’s Art Foundation in Turkey, as well as 1993 UNESCO Sculptor of the Year, awarded in Paris, France. He has also been third awarded the State Museum of Sculpture and Painting Award. His works can be found in public and private collections both in Turkey and abroad, including Istanbul Modern, Merkez Bank Collection, Ankara Devlet Painting Sculpture Museum, Paris Municipality, Fondation Cartier, Fond National d’Art Contemporian, Musée de Annecy, CIRVA Marseille, Centre National de la photographie Paris, Ville d’Ivry-sur-Seine, Ville de Gennevilliers, Ville de Bourges and Departement du Cher, among others.
Pi Artworks was founded by Yesim Turanli in 1998 in Istanbul and for the past 15 years has been introducing Turkish and international artists to the primary market. Since its founding, Pi Artworks has been committed to showcasing the best of Contemporary Turkish and international art to Istanbul’s growing art scene, alongside providing an international platform for its roster of artists to showcase their work. The gallery is located at the famous historical Misir Apartmani in Istanbul and in October 2013 Pi Artworks London opened on 55 Eastcastle Street, in the heart of London’s bustling Fitzrovia with a group exhibition Pi: Housewarming, presenting some of its key artists ahead of a series of solo shows.
Osman Dinç: Noise
Pi Artworks Istanbul
Misir Apartmani 163/4 No:13 Kat:4, Galatasaray/Beyoğlu
01-29 March 2014 10.00 am – 19.00 pm (Except Sundays)
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