Şahsenem Altıparmak
Warm Zone, 2025 In this exhibition space, where there are no visual elements, the only thing that greets the viewer is the warmth of the space radiating from within. This warmth is woven into the texture of the space as if it were immaterial, an invisible but felt layer. There are many art practices in the history of art that go beyond the connection established with the space and transform it into a field of experience. For example, Yves Klein's exhibition "Le Vide" (The Void) (1958) completely empties the gallery, reducing the space to a pure experience, while James Turrell's light installations reconstruct the boundaries of the space with invisible materials. This project, similarly, transforms the space itself into a work of art, as an art object that is felt but not seen, bringing the invisible into existence with the senses. While digital reality creates a world that has no physical existence but is perceived, this project, similarly, creates a phenomenon that is perceived only through sensation, without intervening in the physical structure of the space. As Hito Steyerl mentions in her book “The Wretched of the Screen” (2012), the artist questions the lost value of touch and feeling in the digital world, and here she offers a sensory experience centered on the body.
Warm Zone, 2025, Nanotechnology Heating System, Placement in an empty room

