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Works by Bedri Rahmi Eyuboglu, one of the leading figures of Turkish modern art and literature, will be brought into a digital exhibition for the first time through a project developed by Ankara-based contemporary arts center CerModern and technology company Reo-Tek.
Set to open in November at CerModern's Flow Digital Stage, the exhibition will reinterpret Eyuboglu's paintings through moving images, light, and sound, turning details from his works into an immersive experience that spreads across the entire exhibition space.
Small elements from individual paintings will be enlarged to fill the venue, while colors will move, motifs will multiply, and figures will be rebuilt through digital projections and sound.
The project was developed around the idea of what might happen if an Eyuboglu painting could move, with his fish appearing to swim, birds taking flight, and motifs inspired by Anatolian kilims, traditional printed textiles, and wall decorations spreading beyond the canvas.
Using the technological infrastructure of the Flow Digital Stage, the visual world Eyuboglu created on canvas will be turned into an audiovisual environment surrounding visitors.
CerModern Artistic Director Zihni Tumer said the project carries particular significance because works by a Turkish painter will, according to the institution, be transformed into a digital exhibition experience of this scale in Türkiye for the first time.
Tumer described Eyuboglu as an artist who repeatedly looked for new paths across painting, poetry, mosaic, and ceramics, while bringing Anatolia's visual memory together with modern art.
He said this made Eyuboglu a fitting starting point for the project, adding that an artist associated with artistic firsts during his lifetime would now take part in another one.
Tumer said CerModern sees digital technology not as a replacement for art but as another means of building new relationships with it.
"While reinterpreting Bedri Rahmi's works through technology, our aim is not to change the essence of his art but to open a new window onto that great legacy," he said.
He added that even encouraging a young visitor who first encounters Eyuboglu's colors through a digital setting to later explore his paintings, poetry, and life in greater depth would be one of the project's most valuable outcomes.
The exhibition also aims to bring an important part of Türkiye's art history together with the ways younger generations increasingly experience cultural content, allowing visitors familiar with Eyuboglu through books, museums, and art history to step into a digitally reconstructed version of his artistic world.
The Bedri Rahmi Eyuboglu Digital Exhibition will open at CerModern Flow Digital Stage in November. Its exact opening date and further program details will be announced later.
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