Mythocondria
Arter İstanbul
April 2023
Arter İstanbul
April 2023
Derived from the Greek words μίτος (mitos) meaning thread and χονδρίον (khondrion) meaning granule, “mitochondria” serves as a fitting metaphor for bearing witness to the permeability of personal and societal narratives as well as weaving a living and breathing research area into how the myriad examples of oral literature that inform meta narratives delve into personal relations, stories and identities. The mitochondria first and foremost seeks to form connections between such notions as flexibility, transformation and nomadism; it then seeks a common ground in order to connect to one another, and many others that are present in all of us.
Inspired by Eva Koťátková’s solo exhibition I Sometimes Imagine I’m a Fish with Legs currently on view at Arter, this workshop invites participants to collectively weave a blanket by embarking on a journey of self-discovery. Following a tour of the exhibition, the participants will first recount childhood tales, legends and dreams through free association. They will then meditate under the communal blanket and conduct an experiment which focuses on the notion of sleep.
Inspired by Eva Koťátková’s solo exhibition I Sometimes Imagine I’m a Fish with Legs currently on view at Arter, this workshop invites participants to collectively weave a blanket by embarking on a journey of self-discovery. Following a tour of the exhibition, the participants will first recount childhood tales, legends and dreams through free association. They will then meditate under the communal blanket and conduct an experiment which focuses on the notion of sleep.
