Online Live Performance Presented within the scope: Artists at Work with Nezaket Ekici, Transmission on Instagram Live, October 13, 2020 ISCP New York International Studio & Curatorial Program Nezaket Ekici, Artist in Resident, September 1 to November 30, 2020

In her live online performance Transmission, Nezaket Ekici explores the intersection between the real and virtual worlds through the visual language of the QR code—a symbol emblematic of the Internet age. The QR code, a two-dimensional matrix developed in 1994 by Masahiro Hara in Japan, enables instant access to digital content such as text, images, videos, and music. Ekici constructs an oversized QR code measuring 2 x 2 meters by arranging a series of black sculptural objects on a white platform. These three-dimensional elements, while abstract and geometric in appearance, come together to form a functional, machine-readable code. By transforming the flat, digital structure of the QR code into a physical installation, Ekici brings a fragment of the digital world into tangible space. Through this act, she challenges the viewer to consider the nature of digital interfaces. Although a QR code may seem abstract, it represents a precise system of encoded information. Ekici emphasizes the self-referential nature of the Internet—each link leads to another part of the same virtual space, never leaving the digital realm. The performance culminates when the viewers are invited to scan the QR code with their smartphones. Doing so leads them to a linked video, closing the loop between physical presence and digital participation. In this way, Ekici symbolically returns the audience to the virtual world, reflecting on the entanglement between our physical reality and digital existence. (Text: Dr. Andreas Dammertz; Text Edited: Jono Wang Chu)

white wood plattform, black sculptural objects (QR code) , costume, black box space, light, cameras

Duration: Live Online Live Performance: 45 Minutes; Duration of Video: Online Live Video Performance 2020_HD MP4 16:9 , 4:01 min. time lapse , colour, sound

Credits: Camera: Branka Pavlovic, Julian David Bolivar Editing: Branka Pavlovic Sound: Nezaket Ekici Assistant: Julian David Bolivar, Andreas Dammertz Costume Design: Nezaket Ekici Tailor: Süleymann Carpenter: Matthias Wortmann Supported by: Senate Department for Culture and Europe in Berlin; New York City The Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany New York. Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council; New York City Council District 34; New York