INSTALLATION ART AND ITS EMPHASIS ON SOCIAL ISSUES

Year 2025, Volume: 15 Issue: 4, 1585 - 1596, 01.10.2025

Tuba Bilirdönmez

https://doi.org/10.7456/tojdac.1735867

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.

ENSTALASYON SANATI İLE TOPLUMSAL SORUNLARA VURGU

Abstract

Enstalasyon sanatı, geleneksel sınırları aşarak özel alanlarda, kamusal alanlarda ve dijital platformlarda yeni perspektifler ve deneyimler sunmaktadır. Bu çalışma, küresel ölçekteki toplumsal sorunlar; şiddet, göç, iklim değişikliği gibi temalar üzerine yoğunlaşan sanatçıların ürettikleri eserleri incelemektedir. Sanatla ifade edilmek istenen söylencelerin temelde olduğu, her bir sanatçıyla eseri üzerinden; sanatçının yaşadığı çevreye karşı kaygıları, doğayı ele alışları, toplumsal yozlaşma ve bozulmaların sıradanlaşma yönündeki eğilimlerine karşı duruşları, ayrı ayrı görülmeye çalışılmıştır. Bu çalışmada, enstalasyon sanatı bağlamında sanatçılar ve eserleri incelenirken, aynı zamanda enstalasyon sanatının gelişimine ve bu gelişime yön veren sanatçılara da yer verilmiştir. Araştırmada gelişen teknoloji ve mevcut imkânlar ışığında sanatsal kurguların mekân içerisindeki rolü, kullanımı ve çeşitliliği detaylı bir şekilde ele alınmıştır. Çalışmada, toplumsal temalarla ilişkilendirilen altı enstalasyon projesi betimsel yöntemle incelenmiştir. Çalışmanın özgünlüğü, sosyal sorunlara karşı bir yaklaşım sergileyen altı enstalasyon örneğini değerlendirerek, sanatın toplumsal sorunlara farklı açılardan yaklaşımını ortaya koymak bu bağlamda sanatı bir araç olarak kullanarak toplumsal duyarlılık ve farkındalık gibi konulara vurgu yapmaktır.

Keywords

Enstalasyon , Mekân , Sosyal Sorunlar , Sanat.

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