Ahmet Doğu İpek

DEO Projects | Chios, Greece

SAHA supports Ahmet Doğu İpek’s new production in the group exhibition at DEO Projects between 6 July – 8 September 2024. Curated by Akis Kokkinos, founder of DEO Projects, who was also SAHA Curatorial Program Participant in 2023 in collaboration with ARTWORKS, My Dreams Were Dashed Against Your Walls is DEO’s first public art exhibition in the medieval villiage of Vessa.

My Dreams Were Dashed Against Your Walls explores the space between the space between movement and inertia, silence and noise, the “inside” and the “outside”, listening to areas where time itself stands still. The artists draw a parallel between the stillness of the village and the numbness that often accompanies unresolved trauma, walking side by side with the visitor along paths of healing. An extensive public programme of talks, workshops, trekking, guided tours, and educational activities will complement the exhibition throughout its duration.

Participating Artists: Ahmet Doğu İpek, Andreas Lolis, Francis Offman, Malvina Panagiotidi, Georgia Sagri, Socratis Socratous, Hale Tenger, Andrea Tzourovits.

Ahmet Doğu Ipek (1982, Adıyaman) studied art and following his first solo show in 2012, he participated in different group exhibitions held in different galleries and institutions in Turkey, Europe and Asia. His most recent solo exhibition “A Halo of Blackness Upon Our Heads" was held in ARTER in 2022 and included his paintings as well as a large-scale installation. In 2021, a selection of his works was included in the new edition of the Vitamin series by Phaidon Press, Vitamin D3 (Today's Best in Contemporary Drawing). In 2018, he participated in Cité des Arts’ residency program in Paris for three months. His artist book named after and including 89 works from his Days series was published with the support of the SAHA Association the same year. He participated in group exhibitions held in Istanbul Modern (Istanbul, 2024), Arter (Istanbul, 2022), Odunpazari Modern Museum (Eskişehir, 2020), Abdülmecid Efendi Mansion (Istanbul, 2019, 2022), Neues Museum Nürnberg (Nürnberg, 2018), ArtScience Museum (Singapore, 2015), Museum Evliyagil (Ankara, 2017), Mekan68 (Vienna, 2016), Baksi Museum (Bayburt, 2015) amongs others. His works are part of institutional collections including Arter, Istanbul Modern and Odunpazari Modern Museum. The artist lives and works in Istanbul.

About DEO Projects

DEO Projects was established in 2021 and is a registered non-profit cultural organization located on the island of Chios, Greece.It stands as the sole contemporary art entity on the island, boasting a diverse range of programs that encompass solo and group exhibitions, artist residencies, public commissions, educational activities, and collaborations with both public and private entities such as historical monuments, local museums, associations, and non-institutional spaces. DEO's programs draw inspiration from the island's rich historical, maritime, commercial, social, and cultural roots, consistently attracting a diverse audience, comprised of both Greek and international visitors., and collaborations with both public and private entities such as historical