Light, Enlightenment, and Electricity Exhibition

This international residency project and exhibition was held from November 1–30, 2007, at the santralistanbul Energy Museum, under the leadership of santralistanbul and supported by the Anna Lindh Foundation for Intercultural Dialogue.

The exhibition featured artists who explored light and electricity in both concrete and abstract ways, bringing attention to the evolving relationship between technology and art. Curated by Başak Şenova from NOMAD, it included works by ten contemporary artists from around the world, presenting varied interpretations and applications of light and electricity.

Highlights included:

  • Carlo Crovato (London) – Little Insects, a sound installation
  • Cevdet Erek (Istanbul) – Dark Light Dark, an installation
  • Ceren Oykut (Istanbul) – Sketch Restoration, drawing and video
  • Adham Hafez (Cairo) – Suspended… Spread…, performance and installation
  • Borut Savski & Marko Kovacic (Ljubljana) – The Fluidity of Space and Turn Off the Lights, installations
  • Cynthia Zaven (Beirut) – Lost Connections (In the Footsteps of A. Manass), mixed-media installation
  • Rémy Rivoire, Renaud Vercey, Bruno Voillot (Marseille) – Collective Position /Arrangement/, video
Light, Enlightenment, and Electricity Exhibition