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INSTALLATION ART AND ITS EMPHASIS ON SOCIAL ISSUES

Volume: 15 Number: 4 October 1, 2025
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INSTALLATION ART AND ITS EMPHASIS ON SOCIAL ISSUES

Abstract

Installation art transcends traditional boundaries and offers new perspectives and experiences in private and public spaces, and digital platforms. This study examines the works produced by artists focusing on themes such as violence, migration, climate change, and global social problems. Through each artist and their work, it is tried to be seen separately that the myths desired to be expressed through art are at the basis; the artist's concerns about the environment in which he/she lives, their handling of nature andstance against the tendencies of social degeneration and deterioration towards becoming ordinary.This study analyzing analyzes six installation projects associated with social themes descriptively explores artists and their works within the context of installation art, while also examining the evolution of the medium and the key artists who contributed to its development. Besides, the role, use, and diversity of artistic constructions in space in the light of developing technology and available opportunities are discussed in detail. The originality of this study lies in its examination of art's approach to social issues from multiple perspectives by analyzing six installation artworks that engage with social concerns. In this context, the study highlights themes such as social sensitivity and awareness, emphasizing the role of art as a means of social engagement.

Keywords

Installation, Space, Social Issues, Art.

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APA
Bilirdönmez, T. (2025). INSTALLATION ART AND ITS EMPHASIS ON SOCIAL ISSUES. The Turkish Online Journal of Design Art and Communication, 15(4), 1585-1596. https://doi.org/10.7456/tojdac.1735867
AMA
1.Bilirdönmez T. INSTALLATION ART AND ITS EMPHASIS ON SOCIAL ISSUES. TOJDAC. 2025;15(4):1585-1596. doi:10.7456/tojdac.1735867
Chicago
Bilirdönmez, Tuba. 2025. “INSTALLATION ART AND ITS EMPHASIS ON SOCIAL ISSUES”. The Turkish Online Journal of Design Art and Communication 15 (4): 1585-96. https://doi.org/10.7456/tojdac.1735867.
EndNote
Bilirdönmez T (October 1, 2025) INSTALLATION ART AND ITS EMPHASIS ON SOCIAL ISSUES. The Turkish Online Journal of Design Art and Communication 15 4 1585–1596.
IEEE
[1]T. Bilirdönmez, “INSTALLATION ART AND ITS EMPHASIS ON SOCIAL ISSUES”, TOJDAC, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 1585–1596, Oct. 2025, doi: 10.7456/tojdac.1735867.
ISNAD
Bilirdönmez, Tuba. “INSTALLATION ART AND ITS EMPHASIS ON SOCIAL ISSUES”. The Turkish Online Journal of Design Art and Communication 15/4 (October 1, 2025): 1585-1596. https://doi.org/10.7456/tojdac.1735867.
JAMA
1.Bilirdönmez T. INSTALLATION ART AND ITS EMPHASIS ON SOCIAL ISSUES. TOJDAC. 2025;15:1585–1596.
MLA
Bilirdönmez, Tuba. “INSTALLATION ART AND ITS EMPHASIS ON SOCIAL ISSUES”. The Turkish Online Journal of Design Art and Communication, vol. 15, no. 4, Oct. 2025, pp. 1585-96, doi:10.7456/tojdac.1735867.
Vancouver
1.Tuba Bilirdönmez. INSTALLATION ART AND ITS EMPHASIS ON SOCIAL ISSUES. TOJDAC. 2025 Oct. 1;15(4):1585-96. doi:10.7456/tojdac.1735867