”I am an open flux artist. The following attributes that are the target of my creations are the things, I believe, all the contemporary artists who can’t refrain from creating with concern and responsibility should have: To witness ‘the essence of time’ (zeitgeist) once again, that is to be more adverse and radical on this earth that is going down the drains; to heed the sharing and wide circulation of their creations instead of their ownership problems. To be independent. Along with being an artist who shows the way, opens the minds and redefines new problems, being an artist who also can be open to all kinds of interaction and communication, and being a playmaker when necessary. To try to create and furthermore try to protect the existence of courage, originality and composition without falling into the swamp of elitism and populism.” 

(Hakan Akçura, ”Theory of Open Flux”, NY Arts Magazine, September, 2008)

Hakan Akçura

Open Flux artist / Painter, poet, video maker, performer and designer

Artistic blog page / Konstnärlig blog sidan: Open Flux

Selected exhibitions, activities

2016
Artist 2016 / Istanbul Art Fair, Unexpected Territories / Doomsday, Revolt! Exhibition

2015
Thebes, Sphinx 2015 activities, Thiva, Greece
Main exhibition: / ”An too small island in Europe at 2011 or all of Europe soon”
Video screen: ”Thistles of Sazak”
Performance: ”The inter(s)a(n)ction of third individuations”

2014
Ankara International Film Festival, “40 videos on 40th anniversary of video-art in Turkey”, Ankara, Turkey

2013
Artist presentation: ”Being in Sweden, being an immigrant, being an artist”, Adaevi, Museum of the Princes’ Islands, Istanbul, Turkey
”Yersiz: Kader Birliği”, Mardin, Kızıltepe, Turkey
“Ja jag vill leva jag vill dö”, Tegen 2, Stockholm
”Vilken tur! Himlen omfamnar oss!” / ”What luck! The sky embraces us!” / ”Ne şans! Gökyüzü hepimizi sarıyor!” Photography Exhibition,

2012
Migration Connections Project 2012 Exhibition, Museum of the Princes’ Islands, İstanbul, Turkey
Edinburgh Middle Eastern Film Festival, Filmhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Artist Talking and Screening, Agent Ria, Still Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

2011
Ars retorica, Hall the university library of Paris 8 – Saint Denis, France
The Exhibition on the 20th Anniversary of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey: Where Fire Has Struck, DEPO Istanbul, Turkey

2010
PAI 2010-2011 in Thebes, Conference Center of Thebes, Greece
International Media Arts Festival Videfesta’10: Archive Fever, Goethe Institute, Ankara, Turkey
Temps D’Images Portugal 2010 Festival Film Award for Films on Art section
”From childhood to police station” Exhibition, Free Expantion Platform, Istanbul, Turkey
HEP Iran screening, Sazmanab Project, Tehran, Iran
AthensArt 2010 contemporary art exhibition, Athens, Greece
PAI 2010 contemporary art exhibition, Samothrace, Greece
”Thistles of Sazak” screening and exhibition, 7th Karaburun Festival, Izmir, Turkey
Distance Festival, London, UK
”Artist Cinema”, Art Beijing, China
Ankara International Film Festival, ”Video: Spaces of Memory”, Ankara, Turkey
Direct Channell, Canakkale’ Turkey
!F Istanbul Film Festival 2010 online program: See it yourself (This village)’ Istanbul, Turkey
HEP Screening, AFA Beijing, China
Tornavideo, Tamirhane, Ankara, Turkey

2009
Attending the “Projected Visions: 35 years of Turkish video art” exhibition Meeting Europe – Istanbul, Wacken Exhibition Centre, Strasbourg, France
Attending the HEP (Human Emotion Project) Screening, AFA @ Portuguese Bookshop Gallery, Macau, China
Attending the co-exhibition ”Dirty Story”, BM Suma, Istanbul, Turkey
Attending the HEP (Human Emotion Project) Screening, Caldas-da-Rainha, Portugal
Attending the HEP Screening, Berlin, Germany
”Thistles of Sazak”, art performance, Karaburun, Izmir, Turkey
Attending the ”Istanbul-Off-Spaces” co-exhibition, Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
Attending the co-exhibition ”Interzone:Nation”, Gallery Galzenica, Zagreb, Croatia
Attending the HEP Screening, LaSala in Cigunuela, Spain
Attending the HEP screening, Melbourne, Australia
”Varning för klämrisk”, Solo Exhibition, Tegen 2, Stockholm, Sweden
Attending to Ankara International Film Festival, Ankara, Turkey

2008
Attending the 1st Int. Roaming Biennial of Tehran, Berlin, Germany
Attending the ”Hög på Golvet” group exhibition at Tegen 2, Stockholm, Sweden
Attending the 1st Int. Roaming Biennial of Tehran, Istanbul, Turkey
Attending the International Mail Art Project 2008, Conceptual Continuity
Attending the Supermarket 2008 Art Fair with Tegen 2, Stockholm, Sweden

2007
Attending the ”Fear of god” co-exhibition, Hafriyat Karakoy, Istanbul, Turkey
Attending the ”Bodrum Film Festival”, Bodrum, Mugla, Turkey
Attending the ”Jag, min husses hund” group exhibition, Tegen 2, Stockholm, Sweden
Attending the ”Nightcomers” project in the 10th Biennial of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Attending the Scope NYC [PAM], Scope Art Fair, Lincoln Center, New York, USA

2006
Attending the co-exhibition ”Labyrint” in Botkyrka Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
Artist’s ”Sann dialog” (”Real dialogue”) contemporary art activity has been started. Stockholm, Sweden
Artist sent his videoperformance named as ”Öppet brev till Migrationsverket” to Migrationsverket (”Open letter to Sweden Migration Board”) 51′, Stockholm, Sweden

2004
Artist given his art-object named as ”För uppehållsstillstånd” to Migrationsverket (”For residence permission”), Istanbul, Turkey
Attending the co-exhibition ”Bridge from east to west”, BBK Karlsruhe, Germany

2003
Attending the co-exhibition of AIAP ”Hal/iç” with work name the ”Difficult sleep”. Kadir Has University, Istanbul, Turkey

2002
Attending the co-exhibition ”Arts Plastiques” in METU Spring Festival at METU Congre Center, Ankara, Turkey
Attending the co-exhibition ”A travel into life” at Kargart, Istanbul, Turkey

2001
”Sometimes when I’m high, I watch TV”, video performance screening, Dulcinea, Istanbul, Turkey
Artist’s ”Solitudo” contemporary art activity has been started.
A solo contemporary art exhibition with 210 participants: I want my mirrors. Dulcinea Istanbul, Turkey

2000
Attending the co-exhibition ”Veritas Omnia Vincit”, Istanbul, Turkey
Artist’s ”I want my mirrors” contemporary art activity has been started, Istanbul, Turkey

1999
Attending the ”2th Interbalcanic Symposium of Visual Arts” and co-exhibition, Samotrache/Greece

1998
”…self”, solo exhibition. Dulcinea, Istanbul, Turkey
Attending the co-exhibition ”The Other”, Istanbul, Turkey

1996
”Citypaintings”, solo exhibition. Habitat II/NGO Forum ’96 art activities, Istanbul, Turkey
Publication of book of poems: ”Limpin Bird” (Aksak Kus) (168 page, 81 poem, 81 picture), Istanbul, Turkey

1995
Attending the Fourth Biennial of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Attending the co-exhibition ”Young Activity/Borders and Beyong”, Istanbul, Turkey

1991
Short film maker and director, (”Everything is as it is”, 24′, 16 mm. Included in TRT’s ”Young Cinematographers” programme), Istanbul, Turkey