☁︎ Marina Papazyan is an artist and writer living in Istanbul. They mostly write about the skin, monsters and eggs; edges, transitions and disguises. ☁︎ Lately, they have been interested in how monstrousness appears in gothic +/ pulp literature and cinema—searching for more embodied interpretations of the ghost: monsters and creatures whose stories evoke questions on health and sickness; misdiagnoses, pain and pleasure; dysphoria and envy. ☁︎ Currently, they work at
Depo and co-run
BAS, and were recently part of BAK’s
Fellowship for Situated Practice 2021-22.
b.
1996, Istanbul
[they/them]
marinapapazyan [at] windowslive [dot] com
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 Trou de loup [Wolf hole], 5533, Istanbul
2021 Haemoglobins & Ants, poşe, Istanbul
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 All Water Falls into Language, Kıraathane İstanbul Edebiyat Evi, Istanbul
2022 The Hauntologists, BAK, Utrecht
2021 I heard it from the valleys, Haus N Athen, Athens
2021 This Place, Yapı Kredi Kültür Sanat, Istanbul
2021 Finding a Cure in Istanbul, Karşı Sanat - Yaklaşım Tüneli, Istanbul
2019 Flesh and Bone, Operation Room, Istanbul
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2023 Kültür sığınağına yerleşmek, in
Sanat Dünyamız 192: Kesişimsellik ve Sanat
2022 the abduction of vocal cords, in
In Between Seances, Yen Noh
2022 edible guts, in
On the Edge of Seeing, Sevil Tunaboylu
2022 Bloody Shadows from Afar (a translation), in
06.2022-13-dergi
2022 mâzîk, in
mâzîk, Depo
2022 Beyoğlu’nun yeni failleri, in
1+1 Express with Eda Hisarlıoğlu
2021 Eşikte Vücut Bulmak: Canavarın Queer Etiği, in
Kaos GL 179
2021 minor-K, in
On Celestial Bodies, Arter Background
2019 Culture & Arts pages throughout September-November in
AGOS
2019 Scalp Itch, in
border_less PAPER/MECMUA #1
2019 Sweating Milk, in
Abstract Lies (Chapter 1)
RESIDENCIES + OTHER PROGRAMS
09.21 – 06.22 BAK Fellowship for Situated Practice
10.18 – 06.19 Istanbul Biennial Production and Research Programme, Istanbul
LINKS
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Marina Papazyan ile vızıltılar, nefes alışlar ve musallat olanlar üzerine | Açık Radyo
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What Is the Future of Istanbul’s LGBTQ Art Scene? | ArtReview
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How Turkey’s President Is Weaponizing Culture | Hyperallergic
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cogito 109: Sesli Düşünmek | Yapı Kredi Yayınları
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Metropolis M no. 2, 2023: de horror, de horror! | Metropolis M
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Naming the unnamed: The Hauntologists at BAK | Metropolis M
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Su Akar Dilini Bulur / All Water Falls into Language | Açık Radyo
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Bir gece bahçesi deneyi: mâzîk | Açık Radyo
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Queer sanatçılara ilham veren isimler | Argonotlar
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Η σύγχρονη τέχνη έχει περισσότερα κοινά με τη λαογραφία απ’ ότι νομίζουμε | αθηνόραμα
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BAK Fellowship for Situated Practice 2021/2022 | BAK
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Vampir ve hayaletler arasında: Hemoglobinler & Karıncalar | Argonotlar
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Bedenin coğrafyası | unlimited
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Sergi analizi: etten, kemikten - Amerikan Hastanesi Operation Room | çok iyi işler
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Bedenlere inanır mısınız? | 1+1 Express
