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BOOK FAIR 2012 – westwärts - leipzig.liest.im.leipziger.westen part II

ORIENT-EXPRESS RELOADED: Literary raising to Turkey

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Saturday, 17th March, 8 pm

LIA: Spinnereistr. 7

hall 18, 2nd floor

On this evening LIA and the publishing house binooki presents works

of Turkish authors. Monika Demirel reads Alper Canigüzs’ „Söhne und

siechende Seelen", the musician Gemma Pallarés and the actor Recai

Hallaç compact „Geschichtenerzähler der Eisenbahn – ein Traum" to

a scenic literary adventure.

On the program is also Emanuel Mathias video installation ‘Nebahats

Schwestern’ (2011). In this video installation he examines how the

Turkish women taxi drivers conceptualize themselves orienting on the

famous movie ‘Şoför Nebahat’ from the 60th.

 

After the reading you are welcome to visit the Studio of Turkish LIA Awardee - Sifa Girinci.

and other Open Studios:

Tiziano Martini (Italy)

Brooke Tomiello (Shool of Visual Arts New York)

Jay Ahn (South Corea/Canada)

Sifa Girinci (Turkey)

We would be delighted to welcome you.

Organizer: binooki,  LIA Leipzig International Art Programme

 We thank the LIA main partner BWM, the Christoph Merian Foundation Basel, the School of Visual Arts New York, for their kind support.