Bronze

Jennifee-See Alternate presents the European debut of Can Küçük’s first solo exhibition, as part of this year’s Appendix program. Küçük’s exhibition, Bronze, features a video installation that blends psychological suspense with a playful, experimental language as it punctures not only the surface of the projection screen, but also the narrative and the viewer’s psyche.

Bronze follows a couple as they encounter an unexpected thing left in their home one night: something that shows signs of life. Via a series of dialogues, the work traces their process of acceptance, and how they eventually carry out a plan to remove this thing from their lives. For some time, they have been gradually getting rid of the objects in their home in an effort to fulfil a vow of sacrifice. With the arrival of this strange thing, their routine shifts direction. The unwanted gift becomes a catalyst for conversations in which they begin to redefine their relationship with one another and with their material environment. At a breaking point where their bond intersects with normative structures and approaches a parental role, we witness the negotiations they enter into to manage the situation, their efforts to keep love present, and the things they choose to leave behind in pursuit of a sense of simple happiness.

Bronze, Video, 13 min
Voice-over: Can Küçük, Efe Can Erdal
Mix & Mastering: Pervin Güzeldere

‘Jennifee-See Appendix’ is the first curatorial program by the artist collective Jennifee-See Alternate, taking place in 2025 at their exhibition space in Jernbanebyen. Each of the nine exhibitions, curated by a member of the group, offers a carte blanche invitation to the participating artists, with the condition of including an ‘appendix’—a supplement to each exhibition that extends beyond the framework of the exhibition space.

Opening: Friday, August 15, 5 PM
Exhibition: 16-28 August