On Wednesday, an activity kicked off allowing participants to rediscover İstanbul through sounds, while yesterday Italian artist Remo Salvadori installed his work at an İstanbul park. Both a project of the İstanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Visual Arts Directorate as well as a side event of the 11th International İstanbul Biennial, the “Istanbul Audio Tour,” organized by the İstanbul-based art group Contemporary Utopia Management (¨c?u'm„a*), gives listeners a chance to explore Beyoğlu from different perspectives with four different tour options. Curated by Ece Pazarbaşı, the “Istanbul Audio Tour” is coordinated by Volkan Aslan.
The “İstanbul Audio Tour,” part of a series of events called ¨c?u'm„a* Ertesi, features four audio tours of the city, reinterpreted and put together by artists Cevdet Erek, Suat Öğüt and Ergun Tükel and roomservices -- an “interventionist” research institute for practice-based and experimental design projects founded by urban planner Evren Uzer and designer Otto Von Busch. Various components of the district, reinterpreted from the varied perspectives of a contemporary artist, an urban planner, a designer and a shopkeeper, are offered to tour participants in the audio tours starting Wednesday and ending today. Tour participants will be able to choose a tour of either the “Haunted Road in Controlled Speed” (Cevdet Erek), “Acoustic Ecological Adventures” (Roomservices), “The Past that We Do Not Want to Forget” (Ergun Tükel) or “Safety Guide” (Suat Öğüt) and follow predetermined routes for one hour while listening to sound recordings on MP3 players.
In another activity, artists that participated in Remo Salvadori's workshop, which took place between Dec. 16, 2008 and Jan. 6 as part of a project named “Living and Working in İstanbul,” exhibit their works at the Kadırga 2010 Art Production Center. On Thursday, Remo Salvadori installed his own work at a park in İstanbul. The installation by the Italian artist, who attempts to display the historical depth of İstanbul, will be on view in the garden of İstanbul's Archaeology Museum until the end of September. Later it will be taken to its permanent home in İstanbul's Gülhane Park.
