LE PROJET D’ART COMTEMPORAIN SUR L’ILE DE GAVRINIS

A COMTEMPORARY ART PROJECT ON GAVRINIS ISLAND

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ARTISTES PARTICIPANTS / ATTENDING ARTISTS

HÜSEYIN ARDA
Sculpteur - Turquie

HALIL AYDIN ATAMAN

Peintre Sculpteur - Turquie

EMMANUEL CHAPALAIN
Sculpteur - France

YVES RASCH
Sculpteur - Allemagne

FRANÇOIS DANET
Peintre - France

ADNAN KALKANCI
Peintre - Turquie

NATHALIE CHENEVEZ
Céramiste - France

ROB MILLER
Sculpteur -Australie

DAVID SITBON
Photographe - France

GÉRARD PETTITI
Plasticien - France

LUCA CIARAVELLA
Sculpteur - Italie

JEAN-PAUL BERNARD
Scénographe - France

LOÏC TRÉHIN
Plasticien - France

PIERRE ESTEVE
Compositeur - Artiste Multimédia - France

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From Europe’s art Metropolis
Metropolis Berlin

To A Historical Island:
Island: Gavrinis

On the pursuit of “TRACES”;

Sculpting...
Drawing...
Creating...
Discovering...
 “Traces”
An Art Project on the Island of Gavrinis
by Hüseyin Arda
April 2009

ABOUT

“Traces” is initiated by Hüseyin Arda and Pierre-Ange Le Pogam as an art

project which will generate artistic production on the historical island of
Gavrinis. Within the framework of the project, urban artists from the
metropolises Berlin& Paris will create and develop art together, inspired by
the enchanting atmosphere of the archeologically significant island Gavrinis in
Brittany, France.

The project “Traces” is composed of three phases. In the initial phase of the
project, the sculptor and the organizer of the project, Hüseyin Arda made
preparatory visits to the island during 2008. The following two phases will
take place respectively in April and May 2009. Throughout April, in their
temporary studios, the artists will carry out artistic production. Finally, on the
1st of May 2009, the grand exhibition will be on display on the distinctive
“Open Air Gallery” of the island of Gavrinis.

Under the curatorship of Hüseyin Arda, who is a well-known urban metal

artist based in Berlin, the project “Traces” will assemble a number of
international artists connected to Arda Metallwerkstatt, Berlin, and several
free-lance artists from France. In the course of the project, the artists will
generate a broad repertoire of artistic productions such as metal and wood
sculptures, paintings, drawings, photography and video films.
OBJECTIVES
The idea of the project “Traces” arose from the stimulating and seducing
environment and the history of the island of Gavrinis. Situated in the Gulf of
Morbihan in Brittany, France, the cairn of Gavrinis is one of the major
treasuries of European megalithic art. Throughout history, the island has been
a living space for different groups of people - from Neolithic age inhabitants to
medieval monks. For Hüseyin Arda, the power of Gavrinis derives from the
symbolism and concrete meaning of its historical site. It is now time for
contemporary artists to leave traces to the island of Gavrinis from 21st
century.

The project “Traces” aims at

Building a bridge between history and present time, by using the

historical heritage of the island as a source of inspiration for the
artistic production,

Dynamic artistic production animated by an unusually impressive

surrounding of the island of Gavrinis,

Contributing to the ever-changing spatiotemporal significance of

the island of Gavrinis,

Creating an opportunity for international artists of different art

genres for intensive exchange and mutual inspiration,

And finally, turning the project “Traces” into an annual event for
the coming years.
 PROGRAM
The organizational details of the art project “Traces” are listed as follows:
logistic details (transportation/ infrastructure), public relations, and
documentation.

LOGISTICS

Facilitated/ Covered
by

Berlin Larmor Hüseyin Arda

Baden
Sculptures
Larmor Baden Hüseyin Arda &
Gavrinis Pierre-Ange Le Pogam

I. Transportation Berlin Larmor

Artists Baden Hüseyin Arda

Larmor Baden 
Gavrinis

Berlin Larmor Hüseyin Arda &

Materials Baden Pierre-Ange Le Pogam
Larmor Baden
Gavrinis
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LOGISTICS

Facilitated/ Covered by

Studio Equipment Hüseyin Arda

Generators Pierre-Ange Le Pogam

(20 kW min.)

II. Infrastructure/
Requirements
Food& Beverages Pierre-Ange Le Pogam

Accommodation Hüseyin Arda & Pierre-

Details Ange Le Pogam
PUBLIC RELATIONS
The public relations of the project within Germany and Turkey will be
executed by Hüseyin Arda and his team; Pierre Ange Le Pogam will organize
the French part of the work. It is highly important to provide the necessary
advertisement, promotion and the circulation of information on the project
both nationally (Germany, Turkey& France) and internationally.

DOCUMENTATION
For the project “Traces”, a detailed documentation is needed. Documentation
does not only cover the written catalogues, brochures and advertisements but
also the audio-visual components such as short films/documentaries. The
expenses for the publication of written documents will be covered by Hüseyin
Arda. Pierre Ange Le Pogam, on the other hand, will provide a professional
filming team for the project and cover its costs. All the documents planned to
be produced cannot be used, copied, or distributed without the permission of
Hüseyin Arda and Pierre Ange Le Pogam.
ARTISTS

Hüseyin Arda
The sculptor Hüseyin Arda was born in Eskisehir, Turkey in 1969. In
the early 1990s, right at the time of political and social turmoil in Berlin after
German unification, he became involved in the Artists' Initiative Tacheles,
taking an active role in the Art House project. Since 1992, Arda has been
sculpting with metal and developing urban art projects.
As a well-known urban metal sculptor, Arda carried out several
successful urban art projects like “Silence”, “Anima Ferri”, and “Wörter für
Berlin”. His sculptures have been shown in a number of exhibitions
throughout Germany. Since spring 2008, Arda has been actively organizing
and directing several performances, workshops and exhibitions at his
workplace at Tacheles. At the Arda Metallwerkstatt, based in Berlin, his
exhibitions are drawing more than 300.000 visitors per year. In the course of
the next few years, he is planning to have a series of exhibitions throughout
Europe. Arda frequently appears on TV, radio, and in the print media.

Halil Aydın Ataman

Halil Aydın Ataman was born in 1957, in Ankara, Turkey. He came to
Germany, in 1970. Ataman graduated in Political Science in Germany. Later,
as an autodidact painter and sculptor, he has been significantly successful
both in Hannover and in Berlin. Since 2002, he has been actively creating art
in the famous Art House Tacheles in Berlin. Ataman has been working with
Hüseyin Arda on several joint art projects. For his paintings and sculptures,
Ataman’s main sources of inspirations are mythology, literature and music.
His next goal is to have an exhibition in Istanbul, a part of the events for
Europe’s Capital of Culture 2010.
Yves Rasch
The German wood sculptor was born in 1979, in Hamburg, where he still lives
and works. He has been actively involved in several art projects and regularly
comes to Berlin for “Anima Ferrea” in the Kunsthaus Tacheles. As a
competent sculptor, Rasch has participated in several competitions.

Adnan Kalkancı
The painter Adnan Kalkancı was born in Kars, Turkey, in 1958. He is a
graduate from Ankara Art Academy. His paintings have been shown in Berlin,
Paris, Prague and Warsaw. Last year, in 2008, Kalkancı was involved in an
art exhibition designed by Christies Organization. He is currently working as
one of the artists involved in the project “Anima Ferrea” that has been
organized by Hüseyin Arda. Within Arda Metallwerkstatt, he is also running
a gallery called Mendo, where Kalkancı hosts guest artists from different
countries.

Rob Miller
An Australian wood sculptor, Rob Miller was born in 1970. He graduated from
Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne in Fine Arts and Sculpture. In
Australia he worked with numerous international artists, predominantly from
Zimbabwe, where he was involved with the Chapungu Gallery, which is now in
charge of the prestigious Helen Lempriere Award. In August 2008, he joined
the artist collective “Anima Ferrea”.
CONTACT
For any questions or further information related to project, artists and
program details, please don’t hesitate to contact us:

Project Initiators: Hüseyin Arda & Pierre Ange Le Pogam

Project Manager: Jens Jähnig
Project Coordination: Esra Can
Public Relations: Petra Krischok

For further information, also visit the following website:

http://ardatachelesmetallwerkstatt.blogspot.com/

Mobil: +49(0)17624018891
E-Mail: metallwerkstatt-tacheles@web.de
Arda Metallwerkstatt in the Kunsthaus Tacheles
Oranienburger Strasse 54-56
10117 Berlin – Mitte
Germany