Hande Şekerciler
Hande Sekerciler was born in 1982 in Bursa, Turkey. She attended Marmara University Department of Arts and Crafts Teacher Education from 1998 to 2002. Hande is a sculptor known for her figurative sculptures. Her sculptures have been influenced by realistic works of renaissance and Hellenistic periods. By time, Hande’s sculptures have evolved and include many more details. Her interest in technology and new production techniques helps her to mix classical forms and contemporary production methods. She uses state-of-the-art software and hardware during her productions.
In 2018, the art collective she started with new media artist Arda Yalkın had been accepted to Residency Unlimited which is one of the most respectable hosted artist programs in New York, USA. They worked there for 3 months to launch the first personal exhibition of ha:ar. They has been selected as the administrator of the Digi-Gather 2019 education program that is coordinated by UNCHR.
She currently works and lives between Istanbul and New York.
Last update on 10-03-2023
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Pulse: Electric Mannerism is a solo show of ha:ar, the artist duo consisting of the sculptor Hande Şekerciler and the new media artist Arda Yalkın. The exhibition has been exhibited in three locations: at GAD - Giudecca Art District (19 June - 26 September 2021, Venice IT) and Scalo Lambrate (1 - 26 August 2021, Milan IT), online in Decentraland (19 June 2021 - 18 September 2022).
"How does reinterpreting the past through the lens of the present help us understand our own times? Faced with the postmodernist loss of reference points, we reconnect with our past to orientate ourselves, bridging our vision into a future that ushers everyday life into an increasingly pervasive technological dimension.
ha:ar explore the great masters of the Renaissance and Baroque periods in relation to a physical and virtual environment wherein the artists create a number of compositions that reinterpret the past with a view on the future. Suggesting a Mannerist influence, every element of ha:ar’s work is characterised by a dramatic bodily tension, portrayed in mystical poses and surrounded by clouds that are reminiscent of a celestial Baroque painting. The technology adopted by the artists does not intend to stand in the way of the viewer or to become the focus of the aesthetic experience; rather, it aids in the discovery of new meanings.
Pulse: Electric Mannerism explores the mirroring of digital and tangible realities by placing the duo's works in dialogue with Hande’s sculptures, whose genesis remains linked to the virtual world of 3D modelling. Starting from a human figure that appears immersed in a Renaissance echo, the artist subverts the identity of the subjects, freeing them from characterising elements such as hair and clothing. This allows the viewer to see the bodies beyond any social construction as they are anonymously, projected into our contemporary dimension.
The physical exhibition experience is then taken to another level through Augmented Reality. Thanks to this technology and in partnership with Garage Atlas, the works and sculptures that could not be created in the real world will appear in the space virtually, in dialogue with the audience and the environment."
(Chiara Braidotti, Filippo Lorenzin, Serena Tabacchi, curators)