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Heterotopia (last edited: 2025)

Karya Öner
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My project is based on the concept of heterotopia, a term by Michel Foucault that describes real places which are also strange, layered, or “other.” I was inspired by spaces that exist between reality and imagination, like memories, dreams, or forgotten corners. In this project, I explored how physical spaces can reflect emotional states. I used digital collage and oil painting. In oil painting, I experimented with human figures to reflect inner world. In contrary to that medium, also concept, in digital collages, I used fragmented landscape and urban environment features to give that heterotopic space feeling. I see heterotopia as a place where different times, feelings, and stories can exist together. It is not just a physical location, but also a mental and emotional space. I also reflected on the digital selves we create,how we build different versions of ourselves online, and how they are part of this layered identity. I wanted to create a space where the viewer feels slightly outside of reality. This project is personal, but it also invites others to connect with their own other selves.
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date11/08/2025
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comments: 1 (last entry by Karya Öner - 02/09/2025 at 16:43)
Karya Öner 02/09/2025 at 16:43

 

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