‘Night Sirens’ ringing in Ankara exhibition

The "Night Sirens" project, which brings together writer Selim İleri and painter Ali Kotan, includes pictures and writings produced by the two artists after they were inspired by their conversations.

In the project, which lasted about three years, a selection of 85 pieces of artworks produced by the two artists is exhibited in CerModern in Ankara.

An installation consisting of brushes, palette and paints used by Kotan throughout the project welcomes the audience at the entrance to the hall. Canvases, books and papers in the exhibition reflect the synergy created by the night-long talks, memories and intellectual sharing of Turkey's two famous artists of different disciplines.

Kotan, who does not give a name to his paintings in his personal exhibitions, uses the expressions in İleri's books in the exhibition "Night Sirens."

Speaking to the state-run Anadolu Agency, Kotan said that author Doğan Hızlan proposed the project three years ago and they decided to work on this project together with İleri.

Expressing that they had already known each other's works, but they made long conversations for a personal acquaintance, Kotan stated that they spoke about everything from art to politics, from love to memories and from life to their families.

"We had friendly conversations, we had intellectual conversations. İleri is a paradise of memories. That process was exciting. The project is actually the sound of two worlds coming together," he added.

Stating that he produced 330 works within the scope of the project and closed himself to his workshop in the last year, Kotan noted that he was working on notebooks, large canvases and papers.

Pointing out that over 50 papers in the exhibition are the examples of the combination...

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