YHT Station, Istanbul
YHT Station, Istanbul
Compilation
EverythingI Need To Do
WhiteWinter
Hymnal
Dance Partyfor One
Smile
YHT Piece
Untitled2015
Tinnitus
StretchingExercises
LinearCommunication
Activismof Art
Tour ofAtasehir
Route
#Safe
Teacher'sDilemma
SK VendingMachine:
Belgrade
SK VendingMachine:
Stockholm
RoadDrawing I
Stupid
Neighborship
Bio +Contact
YHT Piece takes place on the escalator where YHT arrivals first encounter Istanbul. The escalator culture of standing on the right and walking on the left was adopted organically in the first subways of the city, but met with heavy resistance in the later subways of the outer districts, including where the YHT station is located. So, what culture of Istanbul do travellers enter into and reproduce during their stay?
In YHT Piece, Kocagoncu acts as an actuator to establish a culture of respect towards others, reflected in the way the escalator is used. In performance, the piece is experienced as the artist’s run-of-the-mill request to make way. This crafted request takes place twice a week and is secretly documented vie her smartphone. In exhibition, a selection of this documentation is viewed in a series of 30-second videos on tablet-sized screens that are ordered chronologically and played in sync. This selection charts out the minute changes in the reception of the request and in the overall culture of the escalator.
YHT Piece takes place on the escalator where YHT arrivals first encounter Istanbul. The escalator culture of standing on the right and walking on the left was adopted organically in the first subways of the city, but met with heavy resistance in the later subways of the outer districts, including where the YHT station is located. So, what culture of Istanbul do travellers enter into and reproduce during their stay?
In YHT Piece, Kocagoncu acts as an actuator to establish a culture of respect towards others, reflected in the way the escalator is used. In performance, the piece is experienced as the artist’s run-of-the-mill request to make way. This crafted request takes place twice a week and is secretly documented vie her smartphone. In exhibition, a selection of this documentation is viewed in a series of 30-second videos on tablet-sized screens that are ordered chronologically and played in sync. This selection charts out the minute changes in the reception of the request and in the overall culture of the escalator.
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