Young artist Şevval Konyalı’s first solo exhibition titled “COUPON” at Galeri/Miz
Opening on March 8, 2023, the exhibition features photography and installation works by Şevval Konyalı. In the exhibition, Konyalı invites the viewers to think about the uniqueness of the work of art, which has become reproducible in the age of modern technology, through the original works in the exhibition.
Curated by the artist herself, the exhibition celebrates the ownership and unique existence of everyday objects and the environment in which they exist. The works in the exhibition question the concepts of authenticity and authenticity through Walter Benjamin’s thesis of ‘aura’, in which he argues that even the most perfect reproduction of a work of art lacks its presence in time and space.
Konyalı graduated with highest honors from Koç University, Department of Media and Visual Arts and works in the fields of installation, photography, video, illustration and graphic design. Identity, the relationship between environment and memory, gender roles and the originality of the work of art are among the topics she addresses in her works. Şevval Konyalı won the 39th Akbank Contemporary Artists Award in 2021 with her installation work “Re”. Her works, which are in important collections, have been exhibited at Contemporary Istanbul, Elgiz Museum, Arkas Art Center and have been selected to be exhibited at BASE and Young Art competition platforms.
“Makeless” exhibition can be visited at Galeri/Miz until April 10, 2023.
