Diyarbakır Sanat Merkezi
HOME NOT HOME: THE EU YEAR OF INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE
HOME NOT HOME: THE EU YEAR OF INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE
November-December 2008
Place: Diyarbakır Arts Center, Dicle University Conservatory

The ‘Home not Home’ project, which aims to create a cooperation and cultural exchange platform between Sweden and Turkey, supported by the Ministry of Culture of Sweden and prepared as a contribution to the EU Year of Intercultural Dialogue, also visited Diyarbakır with a series of events organized in cooperation with Diyarbakır Arts Center. Within the scope of the project, various activities were organized for children, women, and youth in cooperation with Intercult, Riksutställningar and Riksteatern, which are institutions that are based in Sweden and organize international events. The theater workshop was conducted by director Dritëro Kasapi from Riksteatern. Hakan Vreskala, who continues his studies in Sweden, conducted the music workshop whose participants were students of Dicle University State Conservatory. A third event was the premiere of a video artist Selda Asal and musician Serdar Ateşer created with a group of young people living in Diyarbakır aged between 15-20. Hey Dünya Duy Sesimi, which premiered on 16 December 16, 2008, titled work was the product of a ten-day music workshop facilitated by Selda Asal. During the workshop, participants expressed their views on the wars, deaths, poverty, and their dreams for the future with the lyrics they wrote. The music video was created with music performed by Serdar Ateşer, whose composition was inspired by these lyrics drafted during the workshop. Selda Asal’s Umudu Onarmak: Bana Bak! (Restore Hope: See Me!) was also screened as part of the program. After the screening of the film, which describes the violence experienced by Middle Eastern and Swedish women living in Sweden, from their perspectives, a panel titled ‘Violence Against Women’ was held.

Music Video Workshop
Workshop Music Photography and Video
5-15 November 2008
Music Video Workshop
Facilitator: Selda Asal, Serdar Ateşer
Workshop Performing Arts
15-16 December 2008
Theater Workshop
Facilitator: Dritero Kasapi, Elmira Arikan, Dennis Önder
Workshop Music
15-16 December 2008
Music Workshop
Facilitator: Hakan Vreskala
Hey World Hear My Voice!
Exhibition Photography and Video
16-18 December 2008
Hey World Hear My Voice!
Design: Selda Asal, Serdar Ateşer
Film Screening Cinema
16 December 2008
Restore Hope: See Me!
Director: Selda Asal
Violence Against Women
Talk Art and Social Thought
16 December 2008
Violence Against Women
Speakers: Selda Asal, Vildan Ayçiçek, Meral Danış Beştaş, Sudan Güven, Zehra Bıçak, Özlem Özen