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Yeşim Ağaoğlu
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Yeşim Ağaoğlu's poetry reading on Krytia-2011
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| Born | January 21, 1966 |
| Known for | visual art, poetry |
| Movement | Contemporary art |
Yeşim Ağaoğlu (born January 21, 1966) is a talented artist and poet from Turkey. She creates art using many different methods, like installations (art setups), photography, and videos. Her family is from Shusha in the Karabagh region of Azerbaijan.
For Yeşim, art is all about being interactive, meaning it connects with people. She explores how poetry and art relate, looks at topics like gender and fairness, and uses architectural ideas and political themes in her work. Since 1995, she has written nine poetry books, making her a well-known poet in Turkey.
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About Yeşim Ağaoğlu
Yeşim Ağaoğlu was born in Istanbul, Turkey, on January 21, 1966. She studied Archaeology and Art History at the University of Istanbul. She also earned a master's degree in Radio-TV-Cinema. She took film classes in New York, where she made a short film called Loneliness, Machines And Meditation.
Her Journey as a Poet
Yeşim started publishing her poems in literary magazines when she was just 18. She has published seven poetry books in Turkey and two in Azerbaijan. Her poems have been translated into many languages, including Azeri, Russian, English, Italian, and Spanish. She is a member of International PEN, an organization for writers, and is also an honored member of the PEN Union of Azerbaijani Writers since 2012.
Her Art Career
Since 1996, Yeşim Ağaoğlu has been creating modern art that combines different types of artistic expression. She has held four solo exhibitions, which are shows featuring only her work, in countries like Azerbaijan, Georgia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Norway. She has also participated in many group exhibitions in places like Germany, France, Poland, the Netherlands, Italy, and the USA. Since 2012, she has been an honored member of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan.
Her Unique Artwork
Yeşim Ağaoğlu's art often involves performance art, visual materials, and everyday objects.
How She Creates Art
At first, her poems, typed on yellow paper, were central to her art. She would arrange these yellow pages into large, geometric piles in exhibition spaces. These piles became a type of art installation. Even when she wasn't actively performing, her presence among the viewers made her art feel like a performance. Her art style is simple and modest. She describes her works as "technically simple but conceptually rich," meaning they look simple but have deep meanings.
Photography and Messages
As a photographer, Yeşim explores cities, capturing images of different buildings and people. She focuses on how buildings mix old and new styles, the variety of people, differences in gender, and hidden messages in society. She is very aware of the social and political situations around her. She uses special ways to share her messages through her art, always finding new methods to connect with people who see her work.
Selected Exhibitions
Yeşim Ağaoğlu has shown her art in many places around the world.
Solo Exhibitions
- 2012 — Center of Contemporary Art, Baku, Azerbaijan
- 2010 — Tou Scene Art Centre, Stavanger, Norway
- 2009 — Turkish Culture Center, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 2008 — Caucasian House, Tbilisi, Georgia
Group Exhibitions
- 2002 — "Sheshow", ATA Center for Contemporary Art, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2004 — "Turkish Delight", Video Art Show, Rio Modern Art Museum, Brazil
- 2006 — "Caravansarai" International Festival, Heartgallery, Paris, France
- 2008 — "Steps of Time" Modern and Contemporary Azerbaijan Art, Dresden State Museum of Art, Germany
- 2009 — "Istanbul next wave", Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Germany
- 2010 — MONGOLIA 360' Land Art Biennale, Ulaanbaatar
- 2012 — Critical Art Ensemble, Documenta 13, Kassel, Germany
- 2014 — "Re-Museum" International Contemporary Art Exhibition, National Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia
Her Poetry Works
Since 1995, Yeşim Ağaoğlu has written nine poetry books. Her poems often explore deep feelings, dreams, and the complex ways people interact. She also includes social and political ideas in her poetry, showing her critical view of the world. She uses a surrealist style, which means her poems can be dreamlike and imaginative, combined with an open way of expressing herself. Her background in archaeology and cinema also influences her creative writing.
Poetry Books
- "yanlışlar şehrinde randevu" ("rendezvous in the mistaken city") (1995)
- "hırsızlama aşklar, gri yalnızlıklar" ("love stolen, loneliness grey") (1996)
- "portakal tek meyve değildir" ("orange is not the only fruit") (1997)
- "başka gezegenin insanları" ("people of another planet") (1997)
- "new york blues" ("new york blues") (1997)
- "özlem şehirleri" ("missing cities") (2006)
- "eflatun sır" ("purple secret") (2007)
- "güllerin ağırlığı" ("heaviness of the roses") (2007)
- "sana şiir yazmasam olur mu" ("you don't mind if I don't write poems to you") (2011)
Poetry Festivals and Events
Yeşim Ağaoğlu has participated in many poetry festivals and literary events around the world:
- 1998 — Residency in International Writers and Translators House, Rodos Island, Greece
- 1999 — 6th International Mediterranean Poets Meeting, Bodrum, Turkey
- 2010 — Solo Poetry Reading, Archaeological Museum, Stavanger, Norway
- 2011 — Krytia International Poetry Festival, Nagpur, India
- 2012 — "Guest poet and poetry reading for connection of poetry and theater talk", Turkish PEN Writers' Club event, Istanbul
- 2013 — "5th International Azerbaijan Poet's day", Baku, Azerbaijan
- 2015 — "Poetica I", Festival für Weltliteratur, Köln, Germany
See also
In Spanish: Yeşim Ağaoğlu para niños
