Mimiko Türkkan | Raw and Radical Women in the Arts Podcast
Calling herself a ‘visual narrator’, ‘intimate outsider’, and ‘subjective documentarist’, Mimiko Türkkan comes on the show to talk about her visual video project on water, in relation to fear, her creative process and social identity. Our unique guest in this episode is Turkish artist Mimiko Türkkan. She creates artwork such as photography series, books and videos with a focus on gender roles and socially constructed identities. She shares with us her artistic process in coming up with ideas, forming a narrative and going through a project. We focus particularly on her most recent creative endeavour, resulting in “Energy Watery Incantations” in the Galerie Analix Forever in Geneva, to which we get to listen to an excerpt. She investigates her fears, in relation to ‘the flow’, her creative process and her relation to the world. With traveling and physical activity playing a major role in her artistic process, she gives us a glimpse into the making of “Energy Watery Incantations.” She also gives her piece about being a woman in the arts and gender equality in Turkey. We also welcome Barbara Polla, owner of the Galerie Analix Forever, adding to the subject of the show ‘Water Paintings’, having had the opportunity to follow Mimiko throughout her creation. Conversation Highlights: Mimiko’s artistic process where traveling and physical activity have an important place “Energy Watery Incantations”, her relation with fear and the flow. Her thoughts on female identity, gender equality, and being a woman in the arts in Turkey To listen to read the story and learn more about Mimiko, please go to our website www.rawradical.com This podcast is supported by Pro Helvetia the Swiss arts council, The Republic and Canton of Geneva, and the city of Lancy, Switzerland. We thank them for their support to culture, women, and the arts.