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September 12 (DE)
by Özlem Sulak
2011, 20’00”
Original Format: HD
Presented at Lo schermo dell’arte 2013 in occasion of the Screening Program at Villa Romana
The film is part of VISIO – European Programme on Artists’ Moving Images – 2nd edition
Thirty years ago, on September 12, 1980, a right-wing military coup d’état led by General Kenan Evren took state power in Turkey, established martial law, abolished political parties and unions. Coming after nearly a decade of social and political conflicts, the coup unleashed a wave of repression against working class and left-wing opponents of the Turkish regime. As a result some sixty thousand Turkish political refugees settled permanently in the Federal Republic of Germany. “September 12 (DE)” focuses on a few of these refugees and traces their steps to Germany.
Özlem Sulak (Turchia, 1979). She received her master’s degree in digital media at Hochschule für Künste Bremen, and she graduated from the Lyon École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts post-diplome program. From 2005 to 2012 she participated in residency programs including; Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris; Kultur Kontakt Austria, Vienna; Kunstverein Hannover Villa Minimo; Künstlerstätte Schloß Bleckede (D) and Kunstverein Hildesheim (D). She had solo exhibitions at La compagnie for Marseille European Cultural Capital (2013), Tresor im ba-ca Kunstforum, Vienna (2012), Kunstverein Hannover (2011), Cuxhavener Kunstverein (2010) and GAK, Bremen (2009). Her works were shown at FRAC Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Resonance Biennial de Lyon, ZKM Karlsruhe and Kunsthaus Graz. She also presented her works at numerous international film festivals such as Locarno, Toronto, Vancouver and Marseille.
Özlem Sulak was awarded with the scholarship offered by the Institut français Firenze.
Özlem Sulak was awarded with the scholarship offered by the Institut français Firenze.