“Fenakistiskop” is a kinetic light sculpture series, creating a mesmerizing experience by looping animations via persistence of vision and optical illusion principles.

Based on an early moving picture technique, an electromechanical structure is designed to form an “analogue screen” for its subject. Artwork itself is progressive, since the base structure acts as a media player while the animation discs are interchangeable. During Sónar+D Istanbul 2018, six unique Fenakistiskop’s featuring derived content from NASA’s public 3D model archive will be premiered as a experiential tribute to the recent developments in space technology, the age of open source knowledge and as a celebration of humankind’s collective space heritage.

*Feza: Space in Turkish.

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Ufuk Barış Mutlu / Deniz Derbent / Erdem Kahraman is a creative trio focused on producing works in the 3D realm of the new media arts due to their interest in industrial production techniques and materials. Ufuk Barış Mutlu (1993) and Deniz Derbent (1994) have graduated from Visual Communication Design at Istanbul Bilgi University. And Erdem Kahraman (1993) is currently studying Industrial Product Design at Istanbul Technical University and studied Interaction Design at Malmö University. Their solo and collective works have been displayed on number of festivals and venues such as Contemporary Istanbul, Mamut Art Project, whiteBOX München, Corridor Project Space Amsterdam, Gaia Gallery, and Zorlu Performing Arts Center.