QUEERDISTAN
we are proud to present the exhibition QUEERDISTAN, which is part of the november issue of the transition international queer & minorities film festival. and therefore a wonderful prelude to the upcoming festival! starting 10.11.2021 and lasting until 22.11.2021!
vernissage 10.11.2021 / 6 pm / schikaneder
credit: ciwan veysel
‘’QUEERDISTAN is a photo and story project by kurdish artist ciwan veysel and project manager yavuz kurtulmus, both living in vienna, that focuses on the systematic racist, homophobic, transphobic and discriminatory experiences of kurdish lgbtqia+ individuals and queer minorities who were born in austria or migrated to austria and tries to make these struggles visible.
the exhibition targets kurdish lgbtqia+ individuals and enables them to address issues such as attitudes towards immigrants, integration issues, and visibility of their identity through the artistic practices of photography and storytelling. kurdish lgbtqia+ individuals living in austria were severely affected by the pandemic. QUEERDISTAN shows what it means for them to live as kurdish lgbtqia+ persons in austrian society, how they develop methods to cope with these problems and talk about how they want to shape their own future in austria.
QUEERDISTAN represents on one hand the connection of the artist ciwan veysel, who lives in austria, with his own identity and on the other hand wants to focus on the queer kurdish community.’’
CIWAN VEYSEL
ciwan veysel is a kurdish, queer activist and freelance photographer/artist born in turkey and living in vienna. he mainly works on the dynamics that he established with his identities in his photographic work. His work often addresses social issues such as topics of racism, diaspora, lgbtiqa+ visibility and kurdish identity issues.
vernissage
10.11.2021 / 6 PM / schikaneder
exhibition dates
10.11. - 21.11.2021 during the opening hours of the schikaneder
location: schikaneder
margaretenstraße 22-24
1040 vienna
open 4 PM - 4 AM daily
in cooperation with:
QUEERDISTAN
we are proud to present the exhibition QUEERDISTAN, which is part of the november issue of the transition international queer & minorities film festival. and therefore a wonderful prelude to the upcoming festival!
vernissage 10.11.2021 / 6 pm / schikaneder
‘’QUEERDISTAN is a photo and story project by kurdish artist ciwan veysel and project manager yavuz kurtulmus, both living in vienna, that focuses on the systematic racist, homophobic, transphobic and discriminatory experiences of kurdish lgbtqia+ individuals and queer minorities who were born in austria or migrated to austria and tries to make these struggles visible.
the exhibition targets kurdish lgbtqia+ individuals and enables them to address issues such as attitudes towards immigrants, integration issues, and visibility of their identity through the artistic practices of photography and storytelling. kurdish lgbtqia+ individuals living in austria were severely affected by the pandemic. QUEERDISTAN shows what it means for them to live as kurdish lgbtqia+ persons in austrian society, how they develop methods to cope with these problems and talk about how they want to shape their own future in austria.
QUEERDISTAN represents on one hand the connection of the artist ciwan veysel, who lives in austria, with his own identity and on the other hand wants to focus on the queer kurdish community.’’
vernissage
10.11.2021 / 6 PM / schikaneder
exhibition dates
10.11. - 21.11.2021 during the opening hours of the schikaneder
location: schikaneder
margaretenstraße 22-24
1040 vienna
open 4 PM - 4 AM daily
CIWAN VEYSEL
ciwan veysel is a kurdish, queer activist and freelance photographer/artist born in turkey and living in vienna. He mainly works on the dynamics that he established with his identities in his photographic work. His work often addresses social issues such as topics of racism, diaspora, lgbtiqa+ visibility and kurdish identity issues.
in cooperation with: