Starting with a guided tour of the exhibitions Calculations and Coincidences and In Search of Vera Molnár, the workshop is inspired by the geometric forms in Gizella Rákóczy's Twisted Spiral. The participants embroider the patterns they create with algorithmic calculations on everyday objects with various embroidery techniques, without being afraid of making mistakes that can reveal the uniqueness in irregularity.
Note: No prior embroidery experience is required
Instructor: Melike Güven
Capacity: 12 people
Duration: 90 minutes
Fee per workshop: 400 TL
The event will take place at the Pera Museum.
About Melike Güven
Melike Güven, who graduated from Gazi University Embroidery Teaching Department, did her master's degree at Nişantaşı University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Textile and Fashion Design on ‘Techniques in Turkish Embroidery Art with Western Influence’. She started her first research on embroidery in the last year of university with her thesis on the rich embroidery techniques of Anatolia. She is currently working as an embroidery teacher at Kağıthane Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School and aims to share this artistic vision with her students. Melike Güven, who deals with traditional embroidery techniques from a modern perspective, creates original works by transforming
Pera Museum Blog is launching a new series of creepy stories in collaboration with Turkey’s Fantasy and Science Fiction Arts Association (FABISAD). The Association’s member writers are presenting newly commissioned short horror stories inspired by the artworks of Mario Prassinos as part of the Museum’s In Pursuit of an Artist: Istanbul-Paris-Istanbul exhibition. The third story is by Murat Başekim! The stories will be published online throughout the exhibition. Stay tuned!
I remembered a game as I was waiting in the passenger lounge for the ferry to arrive just a few minutes ago. A game we used to play at home when I was young, in my country that is very far away from here, a relic from the distant past; I don’t even remember how we used to play it. The kind of game that makes me feel a thousand times lonelier than I already am among the crowd waiting to get on the ferry.
Among the most interesting themes in the oeuvre of Prassinos are cypresses, trees, and Turkish landscapes. The cypress woods in Üsküdar he saw every time he stepped out on the terrace of their house in İstanbul or the trees in Petits Champs must have been strong images of childhood for Prassinos.
Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 - 19:00
Friday 10:00 - 22:00
Sunday 12:00 - 18:00
The museum is closed on Mondays.
On Wednesdays, the students can
visit the museum free of admission.
Full ticket: 300 TL
Discounted: 150 TL
Groups: 200 TL (minimum 10 people)
