Hasan Chalak

Hasan Chalak

He investigates, examines, reads, writes, and draws the impact of anthropocentrism on animal species. He focuses on species that are at risk of extinction and are most affected by human violence. He refers to the political factors involved in the harm caused to animal species. He names the animals he studies through their taxonomies.

“Remembering the ultimate end that exists, remembering the finish. Remembering and commemorating the extinct – the one on the brink of extinction.

Massacre, genocide, extinction, and plunder. Leaf, worm, marten, hyena, striped hyena. Killed in Midyat by a car crash. The danger increased due to dams being built on the Tigris. Memory was consumed, we were made to forget.

Massacre, plunder, lineage, lineage, genocide. Land, Tigris, asphalt, asphalt, concrete, concrete, Euphrates, Euphrates Tortoise. Plunder, plundering, plunderism.”

EXHIBITIONS

  • "Komşunun Oğlu" photography exhibition, Mardin (2017)
  • "13e1 Stop-Motion", collective archive exhibition, Mardin (2017)
  • "Deneyim" exhibition, TÜYAP Art Fair, Istanbul (2018)
  • "Karşılaşmalar", Diyarbakır, Mardin, İzmir, Istanbul (2018)
  • "HASSAS", Mardin Biennial simultaneous independent exhibition, Mardin (2018)
  • "Mezopotamya Yeniden Doğuş, Tammuz ve İnanna Miti", Fırat solo exhibition, Mardin (2019)
  • "Kayıt", Mardin (2019)
  • "Kayıtdışı", Mardin-Istanbul (2021)
  • "Anmak", Istanbul (2020)
  • "On The Wall", The Wall Art Gallery, Istanbul (2021)
  • "Arkaik Motifler ve Toprağımın Kuşları", Mardin Biennial simultaneous independent exhibition (2022)
  • "Kayıt", collective archive exhibition, Tütün Deposu, Istanbul (2022)
  • "Yerin Tahribi Arşı Deldi", The Wall Art Gallery, Istanbul (2022)
  • "First", Musee Art Gallery, Paris (2023)
  • "On The Wall Art Gallery", The Wall Art Gallery, Istanbul (2023)
  • "Ödünç Manzara", Feshane, Istanbul (2023)
  • "New: Now", CerModern, Ankara (2023)
  • "Var Olan Nihai Sonu Hatırlamak", Mardin Biennial simultaneous independent exhibition, Mardin (2024)
  • "Along The Rivers Of K...", Spore Initiative Art Gallery, Berlin (2024)
  • "İlk Adım", Galeri T, Antalya (2024)
  • "UpCycle Istanbul", Upcycling Festivals Exhibition, Müze Gazhane, Istanbul (2024)