Storytelling: Whispers of the City

Pera Adult

  • March 31, 2023 / 19:00

In this workshop, inspired by the multi-layered structure of the Istanbuls Today exhibition, which brings together contemporary visual narratives from different Istanbuls, the participants set out from photographs selected from the exhibition and construct the story of a city through various creative writing techniques. Participants build a story through three visuals/objects that inspire the introduction-body-conclusion components. Then, they become a part of this collective narrative by collaborating on the storylines together.

Related Exhibition: Istanbuls Today

Materials: Participants are kindly requested to send Istanbul photographs they took to be used in the workshop to ogrenme@peramuzesi.org.tr or bring them with them.

Instructor: Ekin Can Göksoy
Ages: 18 years and older
Capacity: 10 people
Duration: 90 minutes
Fee per workshop: 150 TL
Fee per workshop for students: 75 TL 

This event will take place at the Pera Museum (face-to-face).
For more information: ogrenme@peramuzesi.org.tr

About Ekin Can Göksoy
Writer and storyteller. In 2014, his first book, Münhal, a collection of short stories, and in 2016, his first novel, Epope Tatavla, were published by İletişim Publishing. Since 2017, he has been telling stories and participating in performances organized by the Artship Foundation in İstanbul ve San Francisco. In 2018, he opened his exhibition, A Chance for a Miracle, with Larissa Araz at poşe, İstanbul. In 2020, he was the writer-in-residence at Camargo Foundation under Be Mobile Create Together project; became the co-facilitator of Garp Sessions, a research program bringing artists and thinkers together. Göksoy is pursuing his Ph.D. on urban history at Boğaziçi University Department of History.

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