I WILL GIVE INFORMATION ABOUT AIRPLANE

As a result of the Open Call announced in April 2024, Bilsart has provided production support to Ceren Su Çelik’s video project entitled “I Will Give Information About Airplane” in respect to the evaluation of the selection committee.
Ceren Su Çelik’s exhibition entitled “I Will Give Information About Airplane” will be at Bilsart on December 11, 2024 – January 4, 2025!

According to records, for the first time in 1915, the towers at the Rumeli and Anadolu lighthouses were bombed by air, marking a significant moment that exposed Istanbul’s vulnerability to frequent air raids. The phrase “I Will Give Information About Airplane” was a coded expression used among soldiers to signal the approach of an airplane. This exhibition brings together this historical reality with a fictional character, Rakik Mayreni. Mayreni represents an identity born from a gap in historical records, finding a place within this absence. Her letters serve as a foundation for constructing this identity. The letters in the video were produced with a language model enriched by various period-specific data. Similarly, Mayreni’s voice was created as a blend of voices derived from recordings and popular songs of the era, enhancing the authenticity of her narrative.

17’27’’, 4K single channel video

ABOUT CEREN SU ÇELİK

After graduating from Marmara University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Painting (2019), she completed her master’s degree (2023) at Yeditepe University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Plastic Arts and Painting. Çelik’s works have been exhibited nationally and internationally in various exhibition venues and events such as CernModern, Position Art Fair, Koko London and Museum Angewandte Kunst.