Untiteled (Hanna) Video 3 min, 2011 Hanna There is a central theme in all the works of Songül Boyraz, and this central theme actually combines two questions: To what extent can the human body still be regarded and described as a membrane, that is, an intersection between the body as an area of experience and the…
Einzelhaft
Einzelhaft, 2002 Videoinstallationview, 5 min International Biennial of Young Art , “Big Social Game” Torino-Italy In my installation I’m looking at one of the darker sides of our social system, whereby we are dividing our society in good and bad.My „game“ is to change the perspective of the visitor by letting him cross the border…
ECE / Mozart
Ece Mozart – 2005, Kurzfilm (Mozartminute) 1 Min. Ece ist ein in Istanbul lebendes autistisches Mädchen. ich habe sie kennen gelernt als meine Freundin, eine Musikerin, mit ihr Musik Therapie gemacht hatte. Die Idee von Sprache ist dem Körper und der Körpersprache schon lange vor dem gesprochenen Wort und der Schrift eingeschrieben. Im artikulierten Scheitern…
Donna
Donna, 2000 – Videoinstallation, 3,4 min in cooperation with Peter Höll Donna, 2000 – Videoinstallation Video installation consisting of two monitors facing each other and situated on a round and revolving table shows a view of a city and human figures in fragmentation. A young, dark skinned woman in close-up speaks about some everyday topic…
Borderline L. A.
Borderline, 2005 – Videoinstallation, two videos, each 3,26 min Immigration issues between Mexico and the U.S., focusing on personal motivations and strategies for survival. In June 2005 I went to Tijuana to see the border between the US and Mexico. By chance there was a person who has been waiting since three weeks for the…