Conversation with Ali Kazma
Ali Kazma has designed a special day for the Istanbul Modern Cinema program titled “The Act of Looking,” presented in parallel with his exhibition “Landscapes of the Mind” in the Istanbul Modern Photography Gallery. The program will begin with Frederick Wiseman’s National Gallery, a documentary filmed inside the London museum of the same name; it will continue with a selection of Kazma’s own films, curated by the artist. The day will conclude with a conversation between Ali Kazma and Müge Turan, who will moderate the session.
Moderator: Müge Turhan
Date: December 11, 2025
Time: 19.00
Venue: Istanbul Modern Auditorium
The event is free of charge.
The program is held in Turkish.
Image:
Ali Kazma, 1971
Safe (Resistance Series), 2015
Single channel HD video, 3’
Courtesy of the artist
ALI KAZMA FILM SELECTION and CONVERSATION
Screening: 16.30
Conversation: 19.00
For the screening of the films, visitors can collect their tickets at the museum desk on the day of the screening. Tickets are free for residents of Türkiye.
ULUSAL MÜZE (NATIONAL GALLERY), 2014
France, USA, United Kingdom | DCP, Color, 180’ |English
Director: Frederick Wiseman
Screening: 13.00
For the screening of this film, visitors can collect their tickets at the museum desk on the day of the screening. Tickets are free for residents of Türkiye.