FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Director, Curator:
Mr. Patrice Vallette
Project Coordinators:
Ms. Camille Caillet Mrs. Lorena Aguilera Haas Mrs. Müge Aral
All our team at Visioncy is pleased to announce the arrival of our exhibition Exodus Déjà-Vu in Istanbul, Turkey. The exhibition focusing on the refugee crisis throughout the world will open in Istanbul from the 11th to the 20th of November at Fulya Sanat. An event supported by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Besiktas Municipality.
© Suthep Kritsanavarin
Following six years of continued war, we take stock of the sad situation in Syria. The facts are horrendous yet edifying: civilians continue to be killed, injured and displaced at a terrifying rate, 6.3 million displaced within the country, 5.3 millions of refugees scattered around the world. The tragedy now touching Syria is reminiscent of refugee crisis that have marked the past as it did in Cambodia in the 1970’s or more recently in Myanmar. This alarming observation makes us question the reasons that caused this outburst of violence and strikingly makes us realize how history tragically repeats itself. o we have t With proven experience in art expertise and management Visioncy would like to introduce Exodus-Déjà Vu, a non-profit touring photography exhibition, articulated around guided visits, talks, debates and workshops. Our desire is to create an interactive event by using powerful images as bear witnesses of the grim reality. Refugee crisis has now become a global issue, this is why Exodus-Déjà Vu intends to create a better understanding of the refugees and displaced people. Showcasing seven photojournalists and photographers who have closely followed and captured the perilous journey of refugees throughout time, the exhibition documents the war and the people fleeing, and builds a consensus by interconnecting people speaking different languages, living different lives but sharing the same “human rights.” Each photographers bringing their own masterpieces and their own knowledge of the events, Visioncy introduces the work of two generations of reporters, united under the theme of refugees: Coşkun Aral (TUR), Suthep Kritsanavarin (THA), Issa Touma (SY), Roland Neveu (FR), Sergey Ponomarev (RU), Rahman Roslan (MY) and Nilüfer Demir (TUR). Together with our team of photographers , we unveil and put forward the reality of millions of refugees by telling their poignant stories in Exodus - Déjà Vu.
© Suthep Kritsanavarin, Kutupalong, Bangladesh
© Issa Tourma, Aleppo at war
© Roland Neveu, Cambodian refugees
© Coşkun Aral, Northern Iraq refugees
© Sergey Ponomarev, Croatia-Slovenia border
© Rahman Roslan, Idomeni camps
EXHIBITION PROGRAM IN istanbul
11TH November TO 20TH November 2017 11TH November 2017
Exhibition Opening Ceremony (invitation only) 18:30 - 20:30 OPENING SPEECHES BY:
UNHCR representative in Turkey Mr. Patrice Vallette (Visioncy Director & Curator) Av. Murat Hazinedar (Mayor of Besiktas)
12nd november 2017
16th november 2017
13th november 2017
17th november 2017
Public Opening Hours 2:00 pM - 6:00 PM
Public Opening Hours 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Guided visit with the curator - 11:00 AM
14th November 2017
Public Opening Hours 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Public Opening Hours 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Public Opening Hours 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Conference with Coşkun Aral, Suthep Kritsanavarin, Roland Neveu, moderated by Pinar Uyan Semerci and Balca Arda - santralistanbul ÇSM 403 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
18th November 2017
Public Opening Hours 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
15th november 2017
Public Opening Hours 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Panel discussion with Coşkun Aral, Suthep Kritsanavarin, Roland Neveu, and Ms. Selin Unal (UNHCR) as moderator 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Talk and Debate with Suthep Kritsanavarin (photographer), “The story of the Rohingyas : a global crisis“ - 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Conference with Dr. Murat Erdoğan and Muharrem Sarıkaya, moderated by Ayça Akpek 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
19th november 2017
Public Opening Hours 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
20th November 2017
Public Opening Hours 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM EXHIBITION CLOSING
Our agency is currently based in Malaysia and aims to support the cultural development of the country by forming collaborations with both international and local entities. Through our projects, we aspire to create a global network based on cultural and artistic developments. We believe that art is the result of all creativity. Adequately, our aim is to promote and encourage creativity in all its forms by operating as consultants on all aspects of arts and cultural management. We equally offer our expertise in the Art world – in its broadest sense – to discover, create and develop the visions of corporates, governmental organizations, public and private institutions, and particulars. So come forward and meet our international team of curators, arts and cultural coordinators, media managers, writers, entrepreneurs and visionaries; all enthused to make your visions become reality!
Patrice Vallette, Founder and CEO of Visioncy
Special thanks to our partners
For more information, please contact us at: project@visioncy.org call us at +90 541 398 69 12 (Turkey) or +60 19-301 2569 (Malaysia) 52 Jalan Doraisamy, 54-01-01, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia