"Original by Nature", focusing on the urban agriculture proposal in the face of the climate crisis. Contemporary glass artist Egemen Kemal Vuruşan, digital artist Ecem Dilan Köse, and Ek Biç Ye İç social initiative focusing on sustainable production collaborated for the experience-centred exhibition, which features an urban agriculture installation fueled by the upcycling of glass and digital art.
Visitors witness the completion of a life cycle in the multi-layered project, where an urban agriculture system working with the upcycle of used bottles is at the centre. Bottles that have expired are transformed into artworks by taking on amorphous forms, and plants are grown with the hydroponic farming method. Plants such as basil, lettuce, and chard are grown in the installation, harvested during the exhibition, returned to the table, and used in meals and cocktails. Digital artworks of Ecem Dilan Köse accompany the installation. The installation transforms into a living organism, thanks to the purple light embedded in the digital artwork that nourishes the plants. Ek Biç Ye İç team, known for its urban agricultural practices, also cooperates in the project and provides technical support for the system's operation.
The exhibition, which aims to show urban agriculture as an alternative solution to climate change and to be an inspiration, also draws attention to the food crisis, one of today's most critical problems.