Perre Children and City Biennale is an engaging cultural project that brings children’s voices into the heart of urban discourse and creative practice. Supported by İKSV’s Ortaklaşa programme and led by Şehir Dedektifi City, Environment and Art Association in partnership with Adıyaman Municipality, the Biennale emerged from eight months of city-focused workshops with children.
As Design and Implementation Coordinator at Şehir Dedektifi, I developed workshop content with the team, supported facilitators in participatory activities, and contributed to content development for multi-stakeholder workshops that brought together the municipality and civil society organisations. Most importantly, I collaborated with Elif Kılıç in conceiving the Biennale’s exhibition design, bringing children’s narratives of Adıyaman into the public realm and into dialogue with the city’s residents.
Photography: İbrahim Yeşilbaş (first image), Defne Özak (others)
To read our reflections on the Perre Children and City Biennale:
Children Rebuilding the City: Perre Children and City Biennale – Fayn Press
Our short conversation on the exhibition design process:
CREDITS
Exhibition Curator: Şehir Dedektifi Kent, Environment and Art Association
Project Partner: Adıyaman Municipality
Project Coordinator & Narrative Development: Gizem Kıygı
Project Specialist & Design Coordinator: İpek Kay
Project Assistant: Elif Ertekin
Adıyaman Field Coordinator: Fatma Tülay Hazar
Communications: Damla Sandal
Exhibition Design: İsmet Elif Kılıç, İpek Kay
Graphic Design: Eren Su Kibele Yarman
Exhibition Graphic Implementation: Defne Özak
Illustrations: Uğur Altun
Woodwork Production: ERAY Wood Decoration, Ercan Tuncay, Erhan Tuncay
Metalwork Production: Haydar Örge, Hüseyin Örge
Printing: Emrah Reklam
Website: Erdim Türkay, alter-text Studio