By Heidi Trautmann
AN ARCHE the SOURCE, Arche …the beginning of being, the atom
of all existing matter. The core of Greek philosophy, according to Aristoteles
the source of entity is always preserved…and I read further that the Greek
philosophers ascribed to Arche divine
attributes. It is the divine horizon of substance that encompasses and values
all things.
It is quite a sophisticated
title for the exhibition that went on display on 03 April at the ArtRooms until
April 24. It is so very close to ANARCHY hmmm, but that would mean provoking chaos....
The last exhibition he held in
2012 at the Atatürk Cultural Centre was called INSIGNA and had the same train
of thoughts I believe as spark for the realisation
of the exhibition. Ümit Inatçı is fascinated by the very beginning of the human
kind living in caves and using symbols for articulating themselves and he seems
to believe that our present is deeply rooted in our past. His artwork is full of symbols and as he is
equally attached and attracted to literature and especially poetry, his work
becomes accessible and readable to the viewer.
For this exhibition there
was no catalogue available so that I could have checked on his thoughts when I
came with a good friend during the day one day after the opening. The atmosphere
of the exhibition is quite impressive: the walls in grey to fit the general thought,
the brilliant colours came out beautifully. The first ever picture I saw of
Ümit Inatçı’s was in Famagusta in one jewellery shop, a large painting in a
sort of royal blue. I was impressed. One
installation with Greek heads, probably the philosophers to whom the ARCHE
thought is ascribed and an avocado-like oval shape cut open with a golden mask
inside, thought-provoking. New for me are some photo collages with differently shaped objects and impressive colours.
In my last review I have
written more in-depth on Ümit Inatçı’s philosophy. http://www.heiditrautmann.com/category.aspx?CID=8646165576#.VSTN_tyUfg8
Viewing times are from
midday until midnight according to the opening times of the restaurant The
House above.