ÖZDEN SELENGE – Book Launch of her new book ÖZDENCE

and exhibition of her paintings  at the Atatürk Cultural Centre 09-14 April, 2018

By Heidi Trautmann

Her granddaughters Yagmur and Eylül, what charming names, had brought their saxophones and serenaded their grandmother on this special occasion. It is quite a while ago that Özden Selenge went public with new work. Here is the link to her last event and book launch where you will learn the details of her life and philosophy.

http://www.heiditrautmann.com/category.aspx?CID=6452238623#.WszZxS5uaUk

To the opening of this year’s event many of her friends had come and HE Mustafa Akinci and his wife Meral had come to congratulate her, also Prime Minister Tufan Erhürman,  and both men seemed to have a very special relationship to her as they both hugged her with affection. Özden Selenge, I met her often, first for my interview with her for my book ‘Art and Creativity in North Cyprus’ and for all her events that followed. She has a very special charm to speak to people and also on this evening she entertained her audience with humour and stories, so they more than once shook with laughter.

We went along the new creations of hers which show this special touch of mystery, collages with handmade paper and along with it she uses dried plants and flowers and adds them to the drawings, fairy tales of her own making.

Legends, souvenirs, nights spent under the moon with the calls of the owls. Stories with symbolic paintings to illustrate the stories in her new book.

The paintings are on display in the upper small exhibition hall and can be viewed until 14 April during governmental office hours.