Ahmet Öğüt "Across the Slope" Interpretation Pack

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Subject:

Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences

Institution Name:

SALT

Collection:

SALT Online

Grade Level:

Secondary

Abstract:

This SALT Interpretation Pack has been designed as a resource for educators and students as they explore the themes of the Ahmet Öğüt "Across the Slope" exhibition at SALT Beyoğlu in Istanbul, Turkey. Designed for use in high school classrooms, its contents include activities, multimedia resources, terminology and opportunities for discussion. Educators are encouraged to adapt, shape and build upon these materials to best meet the needs of their students and teaching curricula.

"Across the Slope" was first exhibited at Centre d’Art Santa Mònica, Barcelona, in 2008. An installation of a modified Seat 131 (the Fiat 131 Mirafiori model produced in Spain) hovering over a man-made slope, "Across the Slope" responds to the dream of an emerging working class. When, in the 1970s, Fiat began licensing automobile production to manufacturers in Turkey, Spain and Morocco, car prices in these countries dropped. Cars were no longer luxury items. They became affordable consumer products—and symbols of a “modern,” Western lifestyle. Though modification of the Fiat was common, as Öğüt demonstrates, no matter how advanced or decorative the modifications, a car’s capacity remains the same: “A slope is always a slope, and it is always possible for a car to get stuck on one.”

Languages:

English

Material Type:

Activities and Labs, Homework and Assignments, Lesson Plans

Media Format:

Audio, Graphics/Photos, Text/HTML, Video

Conditions of Use:

Custom License
The contents of this SALT Interpretation Pack, including all images, text and multi-media, are for personal, educational, and non-commercial use only. Fair use of copyrighted material includes the use of protected materials for non-commercial educational purposes, such as teaching, scholarship, research, criticism and commentary. The contents of this Interpretation Pack may not be reproduced in any form without the permission of SALT.

Copyright Holder:

SALT