Ömer Ali Kazma
Ömer Ali Kazma | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1971 (age 53) |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Occupation | Video artist |
Ömer Ali Kazma (Ali Kazma, born 1971) is a Turkish video artist, best known for his series documenting human activity, and labor that explores the meaning of production and social organisation.
Early life and education
He was born in Istanbul, Turkey. He graduated from Robert College in 1989. He received his MA degree from The New School in New York City.
In 2000, he returned to Istanbul, where he still resides.
Work
His work was shown in the 7th and 10th Istanbul Biennial (2001, 2010), Tokyo Opera City (2001), Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Centre (Istanbul, 2003), Cetinje Biennial (2004), İstanbul Modern (2004), 2nd Istanbul Pedestrian Exhibitions (2005), 9th Havana Biennial (Cuba, 2006) and San Francisco Art Institute (2006). Kazma is represented by Galeri Nev Istanbul. [1]
The exhibition center Arter in Istanbul was hosting Ali Kazma's most extensive solo exhibition to date "timemaker" in 2015. The exhibition featured 22 videos selected from the works Ali Kazma has been producing since 2005. “Timemaker” as an exhibition questions the role and place of the human being inbetween time, space and work.[2]
Living and working in Istanbul as a video artist since 1998 and becoming internationally established from 2007, Ali Kazma creates sets of short films that are usually between ten and twelve minutes long. In his multi-video formats, Kazma creates archives of the human condition through his fascination with man and the nature of life and death. In presenting the audience with conflicting notions of human nature, as well as our spatial relationship with our body and our physical surroundings, we are shown the complexities within these topics. [3]
His videos raise fundamental questions about the meaning and significance of human activity and labor and the meaning of economy, production, and social organization. He has exhibited his work in the Istanbul Biennial (2001, 2007, 2011), Tokyo Opera City (2001), Platform Garanti, Istanbul (2004), Istanbul Modern (2004), 9th Havana Biennial (2006), San Francisco Art Institute (2006), Lyon Biennial (2007), Sao Paulo Biennial (2012) and Venice Biennial (2013) among others.