Write and Draw: Overcoming Reality with Play

“One of the fastest ways to stop wars and the destruction of our planet is to resist,” says Marcel Dzama. The artist tackles issues such as wars, environmental destruction and mismanagement, sometimes with hopeful humor and sometimes inspired by the game of chess, which he uses as a form of strategic expression. The destruction of the planet, wars, leadership and governance affect us all, directly or indirectly. But how can we move forward in this affected state?

In this workshop, participants will come into contact with their worlds of meaning and creativity based on the concepts that Marcel Dzama frequently refers to; they will produce works by interacting with each other's creativity through painting and group work as well as writing techniques. At the end of the workshop, the participants visit the exhibition with the experience they had during the workshop and have the opportunity to look at the works with a different perspective.

Note: Participants do not need to know writing techniques or painting skills to participate in the workshop. The instructions are designed to facilitate writing and painting.

Instructor: Duygu Aşık
Capacity: 12 people
Duration: 90 minutes
Fee per workshop: 500 TL

The event will take place at the Pera Museum.

About Duygu Aşık
Trainer, facilitator, visual facilitator. She specializes in training and workshop design and implementation, group work, traditional and digital illustration. She works on themes of women empowerment, gender equality, inclusivity, participatory practices, coexistence, creativity, creative writing, and well-being. Her work is informed by deep democracy, trauma-informed facilitation, nonviolence and storytelling. Emotion is constantly writing, painting and walking.