The Tapestry of M . A .   //  Iconographic Exquisite Corpse  //   2021 - . . .

The Tapestry of M.A.

 is an Iconographic Exquisite Corpse,

a participative and collaborative project using photographic archives.

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Since 2011,

I created a background of photographic archives that she constantly feeds.

A database named [MArchives Collection]

which she is currently building into an online platform.

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Every willing participant

who offers an archival image to the Tapestry

will have to agree for his/her image to enter the database.

The Tapestry of M.A. is an ongoing project,

the images will be available soon for viewing on [MArchives Collection].

Murmuration //

Mahalla Festival // 2021

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Yeldegirmeni & Kadiköy Sanat Merkezi 

Istanbul, Turkey.

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Def . Exquisite Corpse

Exquisite Corpse, also known as

“exquisite cadaver”

(from the original French

term cadavre exquis),

is a method by which a collection of words or images is collectively assembled.

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Each collaborator adds to a composition

in sequence, either by following a rule or by being only allowed to see

the end (a fragment) of what the previous person contributed. 

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The game gained popularity in artistic circles during the 1920s when it was adopted as a technique by artists of the Surrealist movement « DADA » to generate collaborative compositions.

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* « Nude », 1926-27

 Collective work by Yves Tanguy,

Joan Miro, Max Morise, Man Ray.