Karin Kneffel: Haymatlos

Karin Kneffel’s Haymatlos reflects on memory, exile, and belonging, re-imagining works of émigré artists in Istanbul through layered paintings that question familiarity and foreignness. Text in English and Turkish and German.

Published on the occasion of Karin Kneffel’s exhibition Haymatlos at Dirimart (13 November 2020–17 January 2021), this trilingual catalogue explores themes of memory, displacement, and belonging. The nineteen paintings on view establish a dialogue between Germany and Tu...