Aparlo
Opened in 2005 in Asmalımescit, Beyoğlu, the ceramics studio is now concluding its journey with its final project, APARLO. The studio has been instrumental in producing projects for the independent artist initiative UWAW.ORG (UnderWaterArtWorks) and has also provided a space for artists from various disciplines. APARLO, created from casting slip and fired at 1050 degrees Celsius, is a limited edition piece with only 70 copies. Each copy is presented with a special box and an exclusive certificate for its owner. The first 40 numbered copies are reserved for the fellow artists who have supported and contributed to the studio over the years.
APARLO draws inspiration from the sketches of the project Zi.U.SUD.RA (The life of prolonged days). It serves as both a collectible object and a unique sound system that transforms cell phones.
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Opened in 2005 in Asmalımescit, Beyoğlu, the ceramics studio is now concluding its journey with its final project, APARLO. The studio has been instrumental in producing projects for the independent artist initiative UWAW.ORG (UnderWaterArtWorks) and has also provided a space for artists from various disciplines. APARLO, created from casting slip and fired at 1050 degrees Celsius, is a limited edition piece with only 70 copies.
UWAW (UnderWaterArtWorks) is an independent art initiative that held its inaugural exhibition in 2001.
It was established with the objective of highlighting topics such as the destructive impact of human activities on nature, underwater life, and water pollution. In 2011, the group organized its first exhibition titled “We Cooked the Sea” featuring four artists. The exhibition took place in the Bodrum district of Muğla and later in the Kaş district of Antalya.
The UWAW (UnderWaterArtWorks) team is gathering around a different theme this time. They have come together to draw attention to the lives lost while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea in the hope of a better life after being displaced for various reasons. In the video they co-produced, hundreds of bubbles rising from the seabed represent the last breaths, cries, and rebellions of refugees who lost their lives while crossing the Mediterranean.