Antropomorfizm (insanbiçimcilik); tarih öncesi çağlardan beri bilinen ve 18. yüzyılda bu isimle adlandırılmaya başlanan, binyıllardır sanat eserlerinin üretiminde çoğunlukla yalın anlamda atıfta bulunulan bir kavramdır. Antropomorfik eserler genel anlamda; “insana ait biçim özelliklerin; Tanrı’ya, hayvanlara, bilhassa da nesnelere, eşyalara vb. cansız varlıklara yüklendiği yapıtlar” olarak tanı...

Due to the so-called Affective Turn, which is according a number of scholars shaping present cross-disciplinary studies various phenomena, art included, emotions are coming into focus many different theoretical orientations. Among authors concerned with issues emotions, Sara Ahmed?s discourse on affective economies, and her understanding as practices that produce surfaces borders allow collecti...

Qatar, a Gulf country highly dependent on its oil and gas revenues – is looking to innovate, diversify, and ultimately reach its aim of creating a knowledge economy to prepare for its post-oil era. One area that the country is investing in is Contemporary Art, and world renowned artists such as Damien Hirst and Richard Serra – have been commissioned to design site-specific art for the public sp...

This Introduction and interview discusses the poetical and empathic insights that are a key to the effectiveness of contemporary artist Christine Borland's practice and its relevance to the medical humanities, visual art research and medical students' training. It takes place in a context of intensive interest in reciprocity and conversation as well as expert exchange between the fields of Medi...