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Fulya Erdemci Archive
Fulya Erdemci, Cappadox Festival, Cappadocia, 2015
Salt Research, Fulya Erdemci Archive
Salt Research, Fulya Erdemci Archive
The archive of curator and writer Fulya Erdemci (1962-2022) is now accessible at archives.saltresearch.org.
Transferred to Salt in collaboration with the Erdemci family, the archive brings together Erdemci’s writings, along with documents and photographs related to the exhibitions she organized from the 1990s until her passing in 2022. In addition to her curatorial and advisory work at various institutions, the collection offers insight into her practice through the conferences, talks, and projects she carried out both in Türkiye and abroad.
This archive marks the first step of a long-term research project on Erdemci and will be followed by a comprehensive publication to be released in 2026.
About Fulya Erdemci
In her projects and research, Fulya Erdemci focused on art in the public sphere. She explored how different communities coexist, the possibilities of collective action, and the social potential of imagination in many of the international exhibitions and programs she curated. While creating exhibitions sensitive to site and context in both urban and rural public spaces, she maintained a principle of balancing a strong and critical perspective with a delicate and poetic sensibility.
Between 2002 and 2005, Erdemci organized İstanbul Yaya Sergileri [Istanbul Pedestrian Exhibitions] (with Emre Baykal), which spread throughout the streets of the city. She curated numerous exhibitions and biennials, including Modern ve Ötesi [Modern and Beyond] (with Semra Germaner, Orhan Koçak, and Zeynep Rona, Santralistanbul, 2007), SCAPE Biennial of Art in Public Space (with Danae Mossman, New Zealand, 2008), the Turkish Pavilion at the 54th International Venice Biennale (2011), and the 13th Istanbul Biennial (2013). From 2015 to 2018, she directed the Contemporary Art Program of the Cappadox Festival in Cappadocia, where she curated the exhibitions Kapadokya Çarpması [Cappadocia Struck], Gelin Bahçemizi Ekelim [Let’s Cultivate Our Garden], Dünyadan Çıkış Yolları [Ways Out from the World], and Sessizlik [Silence]. As Director of the KØS Museum of Art in Public Spaces, she co-curated the exhibition Hummings (with Ulrikke Neergaard, Denmark, 2021).
Alongside her curatorial work, Erdemci held numerous leadership and advisory positions in Türkiye and abroad. She served as Director of the Istanbul Biennial from 1993 to 2000, Director of the Proje4L Museum of Contemporary Art in 2003-2004, and Curator of Temporary Exhibitions at Istanbul Modern in 2004-2005. Between 2008 and 2012, she was Director of the SKOR Foundation for Art and Public Domain in Amsterdam. In 2020, she joined the KØS Museum of Art in Public Spaces in Denmark as Curator. She acted as advisor to various international art institutions, including Urbane Künste Ruhr (Germany) and MAXXI (Italy), and served on selection committees for events such as the Berlin Biennial, Sonsbeek International, and the International Award for Excellence in Public Art. Erdemci also taught at Bilkent University, Istanbul Bilgi University, and Kadir Has University, contributed essays to various journals and publications, and edited several books.
Salt Research Art Archive
The archival collections at Salt Research encompass over 2,000,000 unique digitized resources on art, architecture, design, city, society, and economy. Focusing on the history of art in Turkey after 1950, the collections on art bring together visual and textual sources from various institutions, including museums, artist initiatives, and foundations, in addition to archives collated by artists and curators and materials related to historically significant exhibitions.
Salt Research Art Archive is supported by Hande Bozdoğan and Murat Çağlar.
Transferred to Salt in collaboration with the Erdemci family, the archive brings together Erdemci’s writings, along with documents and photographs related to the exhibitions she organized from the 1990s until her passing in 2022. In addition to her curatorial and advisory work at various institutions, the collection offers insight into her practice through the conferences, talks, and projects she carried out both in Türkiye and abroad.
This archive marks the first step of a long-term research project on Erdemci and will be followed by a comprehensive publication to be released in 2026.
About Fulya Erdemci
In her projects and research, Fulya Erdemci focused on art in the public sphere. She explored how different communities coexist, the possibilities of collective action, and the social potential of imagination in many of the international exhibitions and programs she curated. While creating exhibitions sensitive to site and context in both urban and rural public spaces, she maintained a principle of balancing a strong and critical perspective with a delicate and poetic sensibility.
Between 2002 and 2005, Erdemci organized İstanbul Yaya Sergileri [Istanbul Pedestrian Exhibitions] (with Emre Baykal), which spread throughout the streets of the city. She curated numerous exhibitions and biennials, including Modern ve Ötesi [Modern and Beyond] (with Semra Germaner, Orhan Koçak, and Zeynep Rona, Santralistanbul, 2007), SCAPE Biennial of Art in Public Space (with Danae Mossman, New Zealand, 2008), the Turkish Pavilion at the 54th International Venice Biennale (2011), and the 13th Istanbul Biennial (2013). From 2015 to 2018, she directed the Contemporary Art Program of the Cappadox Festival in Cappadocia, where she curated the exhibitions Kapadokya Çarpması [Cappadocia Struck], Gelin Bahçemizi Ekelim [Let’s Cultivate Our Garden], Dünyadan Çıkış Yolları [Ways Out from the World], and Sessizlik [Silence]. As Director of the KØS Museum of Art in Public Spaces, she co-curated the exhibition Hummings (with Ulrikke Neergaard, Denmark, 2021).
Alongside her curatorial work, Erdemci held numerous leadership and advisory positions in Türkiye and abroad. She served as Director of the Istanbul Biennial from 1993 to 2000, Director of the Proje4L Museum of Contemporary Art in 2003-2004, and Curator of Temporary Exhibitions at Istanbul Modern in 2004-2005. Between 2008 and 2012, she was Director of the SKOR Foundation for Art and Public Domain in Amsterdam. In 2020, she joined the KØS Museum of Art in Public Spaces in Denmark as Curator. She acted as advisor to various international art institutions, including Urbane Künste Ruhr (Germany) and MAXXI (Italy), and served on selection committees for events such as the Berlin Biennial, Sonsbeek International, and the International Award for Excellence in Public Art. Erdemci also taught at Bilkent University, Istanbul Bilgi University, and Kadir Has University, contributed essays to various journals and publications, and edited several books.
Salt Research Art Archive
The archival collections at Salt Research encompass over 2,000,000 unique digitized resources on art, architecture, design, city, society, and economy. Focusing on the history of art in Turkey after 1950, the collections on art bring together visual and textual sources from various institutions, including museums, artist initiatives, and foundations, in addition to archives collated by artists and curators and materials related to historically significant exhibitions.
Salt Research Art Archive is supported by Hande Bozdoğan and Murat Çağlar.
