Students and faculty members of the Faculty of Communication at Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU) shared their photography and multimedia works on the events in Gaziantep during the 6 February earthquakes in the “Roots & Soil” (Kökler & Toprak) exhibition, as part of the “Movies that Matter” film festival, one of the world’s leading film festivals, together with Turkish artist Ahmet Polat, winner of the Youngest Photographer Award at the 22nd Infinity Awards organised by the ICP (International Center of Photography), one of the world’s most important photography institutions, in The Hague, the Netherlands.
At the “Roots and Soil” event, curated by Asst. Prof. Dr. Batu Duru, the photographs and films of designer Annejet Brandsma, Prof. Dr. Bülent Bahri Küçükerdoğan (Head of the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema at the HKU Faculty of Communication and jury member of the Movies That Matter Film Festival), Dr. Mehmet Fatih Eminoğlu (Faculty Member, Department of Radio, Television and Cinema, Faculty of Communication), Mehmet Vanlıoğlu (Lecturer, Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Faculty of Fine Arts and Architecture), Faculty of Communication postgraduate students Fatih Kaya and Nihat Vuran, and final-year student Ruveyda Ebrar Taşçı were presented to art lovers.
HKU Rector Prof. Dr. Türkay Dereli thanked all the artists, students and academics who contributed to the “Roots & Soil” exhibition, which successfully represented Gaziantep and Hasan Kalyoncu University at an important international art event. He said: “This exhibition, organised with the works and contributions of photographer Ahmet Polat and our academic staff and students, shows the importance Hasan Kalyoncu University attaches to internationalisation, cultural diversity and art. Our university continues to work with all its strength not only for academic excellence but also to fulfil its social responsibilities in cultural and artistic terms. I congratulate our entire team, who successfully carried out this meaningful project in the Netherlands, reflecting and conveying to the world through their art what happened during and after the earthquakes in Gaziantep last year and representing us in the best possible way, and everyone who supported them.”
