The coincidental, ephemeral and yet meaningful encounters serve as an extension of knowledge-production, reflection and learning together: Cruising Curators is an open invitation to think, act, recollect, fuse and circulate together with our communities-to-be.
The collective started off as a working group of the 11th Berlin Biennale’s Curatorial Workshop How now to gather and is currently constituted by: Bengisu Çağlayan, Raphael Daibert, Luise Leon Elbern, Eirini Fountedaki, Viviane Tabach and Sarnt Utamachote.
cruisingcurators@gmail.com
Founding Members
Bengisu Çağlayan (she/her) is a curator and cultural worker practising within the realms of curatorial research, artistic collaboration methodologies, (non-)institutional partnerships and fundraising for the arts. Mainly interested in debates on ‘the moving body’ and the experience of choreographic phenomena, Çağlayan combines research and practice that address the isolated and collective psyche of subjugated bodies. She received a research scholarship from the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Europe in 2023. Her five-part radio show that brings together soundscapes of politics, uprisings and identities aired on Refuge Worldwide, a community radio based in Berlin.
Keeping a second base in her native Istanbul, Çağlayan worked for the Istanbul Biennial since 2016 while undertaking additional roles for the Pavilion of Turkey at the International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia. She writes regularly for the bimonthly magazine Sanat Dünyamız. Çağlayan holds a BA in Arts and Cultural Management from Istanbul Bilgi University and completed an Erasmus exchange program at NABA, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in Milan. bengisucaglayan.com
(Publishing Residency)
Lothringer 13 lokal
Upcoming: September-October 2024
Affection & Infection focuses on urban experiences and the sense of displacement, aiming to contribute substantively to the public discourse concerning contact, kinship, filth, and intimacy. It tackles societal “norms” and advocates for radical or nuanced shifts in comprehending the social and political implications of cleanliness and dirtiness.
During their temporary basis at Lothringer 13 lokal, Cruising Curators will reconfigure the space into an open-door intimacy research center, hosting informal gatherings and screenings. The program will culminate in a multilingual zine (featuring German, English, Turkish, Thai, and Portuguese) accessible in both print and online formats.
(Workshop)
as part of Sommerfest am Haus der Statistik
in collaboration with Co-Making Matters
Friday, 21 July 2023, 17-19h
Street Kitchen Otto, Haus der Statistik
The programme comprises multiple activities, including a reading session featuring selected excerpts from the book and collective spatial exercises around the vicinity of Haus der Statistik. Participants are encouraged to bring their own references and materials related to the various dimensions of the commons.
As the workshop nears its conclusion, the intention is to create an ephemeral installation that encapsulates the workshop process, bringing together printed materials from the book, discovered objects from the surrounding area, participants' notes, and other creative possibilities.
Collaboratively developed by Co-Making Matters and Cruising Curators, this workshop represents a collective endeavour aimed at exploring and engaging with the concept of the commons in space. The working group for this project consists of Viviane Tabach and Eirini Fountedaki.