Red Spotted Exile
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Abstract
Red-Spotted Exile examines forced displacement through Kurdish rituals that connect
people with nature. Rooted in the cultural practices of Dersim, the project understands mountains, stones, water, and trees as living entities addressed through song, offerings, and embodied ritual. The “red spots” refer to both sacred markings and wounds, symbolizing memory, violence, and survival carried into exile. Using performance, sound, and installation, the project traces how these rituals travel
with displaced bodies and are reactivated in new environments. Nature becomes a living archive where ancestral knowledge, resistance, and belonging persist despite rupture and migration.
Presenter Biography
I explore the shifting relationships between landscapes, memory, and the beings that inhabit them. My work explores the intersections of time and place, revealing how they shape resilience, belonging, and the ways we imagine. Moving between reflection and sensation, I weave these encounters into narratives that open poetic and political spaces. I studied art education and fine arts at the Macerata Academy of Fine Arts in Italy. I graduated with a Ph.D. from the Department of Painting at the Institute of Fine Arts, Hacettepe University, Ankara, and from Complutense University in Madrid. I received my associate professorship in 2022.