17th Istanbul Biennial

September 17 - November 19, 2022

Pera Film is hosting the film program of the 17th Istanbul Biennial. Curated by Ute Meta Bauer, Amar Kanwar and David Teh, the program includes 22 films.

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September 17

15:00 Landscape #4: How to Improve the World

Tellurian Drama

Mud Man

18:00 Cemetery

September 18

15:00 Landscape #4: How to Improve the World

Some Questions on the Nature of Your Existence

A hook but no fish

18:00 Vampir-Cuadecuc

September 23

19:00 Taking Pictures

Pacific 3, 2, 1, Zero (Part 1)

Europium

September 24

15:00 Peasants

18:00 From the Pole to the Equator

September 29

19:00 Expedition Content

October 1

15:00 Taking Pictures

Cannibal Tours

18:00 Taking the Horse to Eat Jalebis

October 7

19:00 Taking the Horse to Eat Jalebis

October 8

15:00 Letters from Panduranga

Returning Souls

18:00 Expedition Content

October 21

19:00 Where is the Friend’s House?

October 22

15:00 the time is now. (I+II)

18:00 Expedition Content

October 28

19:00 Expedition Content

October 29

15:00 Some Questions on the Nature of Your Existence

18:00 Peasants

November 4

19:00 From the Pole to the Equator

November 5

15:00 Pacific 3, 2, 1, Zero (Part 1)

the time is now. (I+II)

Europium

18:00 Taking Pictures

November 11

19:00 Leviathan

November 12

15:00 Post-Military Cinema

A hook but no fish

{if your bait can sing the wild one will come} Like Shadows Through Leaves

18:00 From the Pole to the Equator

November 18

19:00 Taking the Horse to Eat Jalebis

November 19

15:00 Landscape #4: How to Improve the World

Tellurian Drama

Mud Man

18:00 Leviathan

Cemetery

Cemetery

Leviathan

Leviathan

Taking the Horse to Eat Jalebis

Taking the Horse to Eat Jalebis

From the Pole to the Equator

From the Pole to the Equator

Expedition Content

Expedition Content

Where is the Friend’s House?

Where is the Friend’s House?

Taking Pictures

Taking Pictures

Cannibal Tours

Cannibal Tours

Vampir-Cuadecuc

Vampir-Cuadecuc

 Peasants

Peasants

Pacific 3, 2, 1, Zero (Part 1)

Pacific 3, 2, 1, Zero (Part 1)

the time is now. (I+II)

the time is now. (I+II)

Landscape #4: How to Improve the World

Landscape #4: How to Improve the World

Letters from Panduranga

Letters from Panduranga

Europium

Europium

Tellurian Drama

Tellurian Drama

Post-Military Cinema

Post-Military Cinema

Some Questions on the Nature of Your Existence

Some Questions on the Nature of Your Existence

A hook but no fish

A hook but no fish

Mud Man

Mud Man

Returning Souls

Returning Souls

{if your bait can sing the wild one will come} Like Shadows Through Leaves

{if your bait can sing the wild one will come} Like Shadows Through Leaves

17th Istanbul Biennial

Pera Museum hosts the Istanbul Biennial organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) since 1987, with its 17th edition, curated by Ute Meta Bauer, Amar Kanwar and David Teh.

 17th Istanbul Biennial

Today's Stories: Felis <br> Hande Ortaç

Today's Stories: Felis
Hande Ortaç

Inspired by the exhibition Istanbuls Today, Today's Stories series continues with Hande Ortaç's story "Felis"! This series gathers short stories written by authors encouraged by the photographs in the exhibition.

Mersad Berber

Mersad Berber

Mersad Berber was born in Bosanski Petrovac, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, on January 1st. He was the first son of Muhammed Berber and Sadika Berber, a well-known weaver and embroiderer. A year later, the family moved to Banja Luka after the city had suffered damage from the World War II.

Game of Mangala

Game of Mangala

Three figures in Eastern dress are shown in repose against an exotic landscape, smoking pipes and playing mangala. Inventories of the royal collections from 1739 identify the members of this group as the royal eunuch Matthias and two odalisques.