The Case of O: Scenes, Formulations, Derivations

The exhibition ‘The Case of O: Scenes, Formulations, Derivations’ was shown in one of Istanbul’s beautiful hammams: Küçük Mustafa Paşa Hammam.

Here, the renowned Turkish artist Merve Tuna examined and challenged her own and the audience’s relationship to shame and shamelessness. The exhibition’s title was inspired by the famous erotic novel ‘The Story of O’ by the French writer Anne Desclos, which since its publication in 1954 has caused both outrage and excitement worldwide.

Just like the famous tale, Merve Tuna’s work teases our desire, imagination, and shame. The exhibition united Tuna’s professional background in fashion and production design with her long-standing interest in e.g., psychoanalysis.

The exhibition ‘The Case of O: Scenes, Formulations, Derivations’ was created by artist Merve Tuna and producer Kerimcan Güleryüz in collaboration with The Empire Project, Mermeris and Danish Cultural Institute Turkey.