Istanbul set for American sound artist Bill Fontana's 1st solo show in Turkiye

By Handan Kazanci

ISTANBUL (AA) – Istanbul’s Arter gallery will host American sound artist Bill Fontana’s first solo exhibition in Turkiye from March 10.

The exhibition, Resounding Io, has been curated by Melih Fereli, founding director of Arter, and will be the fifth part of the Sound Art Projects series, according to an Arter statement issued on Wednesday.

It will remain open to visitors until Dec. 4.

“This multichannel sound and video installation is a unique addition to Bill Fontana’s series Acoustical Visions which explores the image that a sound ‘makes’ and the sound that an image ‘creates’,” read the statement.

“Resounding Io is based on research surveys conducted by Fontana in Istanbul, whereby the artist made video and sound recordings, some underwater, at numerous locations along the Bosphorus, as well as in two Byzantine cisterns, namely Theodosius and Basilica,” it added.

The title of the exhibition is a reference to the mythological story of Io, the source of the name of Istanbul’s iconic Bosphorus Strait, read the statement.

“Taking full advantage of the advanced technical features of Arter’s performance space Karbon, Resounding Io creates a sensual and dynamic world, where visitors are invited to participate in an immersive experience, which will transform their perception of time and space through audio-visual compositions,” the statement added.​​​​​​​