Vernissage

Location: Büyük Valide Han

Saturday 13.09.2025

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

We are pleased to invite you to the opening ceremony of the Midas Touch Festival at the Büyük Valide Han organized in the frame of the 18th Istanbul Biennial and the Kite-Runner program.

Most of the artists and media activists will personally present their works created special for the Festival and for the venue of the former Büyük Valide Han.

Participating media activists and artists:

• Tbel Abuseridze, GE
• Şevket Akıncı, TR
• Mathilde Melek An, FR/TR
• Thomas Büsch, DE, TR
• Nora Byrne, US, TR
• Emir Erkaya, TR
• İlhami Tunç Gencer, TR
• Romuald Jandolo, FR
• Talin Gülen Schenk, TR
• Lida Hamid, AF
• Ieva Kotryna Ski, LT, FR
• Uranus Musamen, AF, TR
• Naser Sahebzada, AF
• Katharina Swoboda, AT
• Gözde “Mimiko” Türkkan, TR
• Fatima Wojohat, US/AF

Performance by Gözde “Mimiko” Türkkan
Interactive workshop, “Glittering the Sky”, by Katharina Swoboda

The public events of Midas Touch will run until the 28th of September.

During the opening ceremony, we will offer refreshments and snacks.

Photographs and videos will be taken at the event for use on our website and social media, and in the press, and other marketing materials and publications. By entering this event, you consent to the photographing, filming and using your image for these purposes.