Görkem Acaroğlu
Immuno-bordercology
The Resident’s Gallery
2nd of March 2023 - 26th of March 2023
The exhibition can be viewed during Montsalvat opening hours:
Thursday - Sunday 10:00am - 4:00pm
EXHIBITION OPENING: Thursday the 9th of March at 6:30pm - 8:30pm.
All welcome, free event - RSVP below to attend.
This exhibition will feature a body of work by Turkish Australian artist Görkem Acaroğlu that explores the immune system as a boundary between determination of self and other, engaging with Donna Haraway's description of the immune system as "an elaborate icon for principal systems of symbolic and material 'difference' in late capitalism".
The exhibition features 20 oil on canvas paintings that have been created by reading the grounds of Turkish coffee cups during lockdown, painting the images that emerge.
The exhibition features sound design by Kirri Buchler.
A percentage of proceeds of sold works will go to earthquake victims in Turkey through an accredited charity.
Görkem Acaroğlu, Witches 2022, 60 x 60cm, oil on canvas
Görkem Acaroğlu, Beklemek (Waiting) 2021, 61 x 50cm, oil on canvas
Görkem Acaroğlu, The Forest 2021, 51 x 61cm, oil on canvas
Görkem Acaroğlu, Tapestry 2021, 50 x 60cm, oil on Canvas
Görkem Acaroğlu, Khorashan, 2021, 61 x 51cm, oil on canvas
Görkem Acaroğlu, Nerde?, 2022, 76 x61cm, oil on canvas