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Ibraaz Talks: 13th Istanbul Biennial

Köken Ergun: Lived Experience

Köken Ergun
005 / 24 October 2013
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Ibraaz Talks is a series of specially curated conversations with artists, curators and writers. Participants are invited to respond to a particular issue or keyword that addresses formal and conceptual issues affecting both their personal practices and contemporary visual culture. Initiated at Art Dubai in 2013, this latest series was staged at SALT Beyoğlu during the opening days of the 13th Istanbul Biennial. In this discussion, artist Köken Ergun talks to Ibraaz Senior Editor, Omar Kholeif, about the idea of lived experience in relation to the artist's experience and interest in theatricality, while considering performative art practices and their efficacy in the twenty-first century.

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Köken Ergun

Born in Istanbul, in 1976, Köken Ergun studied acting at the İstanbul University and completed his postgraduate diploma degree in Ancient Greek Literature at King's College London, followed by an MA degree on Art History at the Bilgi University. After working with American theatre director Robert Wilson, Ergun became more involved with video and film. His multi-channel video installations have been exhibited internationally at institutions including Palais de Tokyo, Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam, KIASMA, Digital ArtLab Tel Aviv, Casino Luxembourg, Protocinema, Wilhelm Hack Museum, SALT and Kunsthalle Winterthur. His film works have received several awards at film festivals including the "Tiger Award for Short Film" at the 2007 Rotterdam Film Festival and the "Special Mention Prize" at the 2013 Berlinale. Ergun's works are included in public collections such as the Centre Pompidou, the Greek National Museum of Contemporary Art and the Kadist Foundation.