İstanbul Modern post highlights Metehan Özcan’s exploration of image reproduction

İstanbul Modern has highlighted new work by Metehan Özcan that examines how an image of a place is reproduced. In a social media post, the museum framed Özcan’s practice around the question, “Bir mekânın imgesi nasıl yeniden üretilir?” or “How is the image of a place reproduced?”

According to the museum’s description, Özcan’s works draw from personal archives, found images, online sources and artificial intelligence. The post says these materials point to multiple states of production and circulation behind a single photograph, placing emphasis on how images move, mutate and reappear across different contexts.

The museum identified Özcan as participating in 'Panorama: Hayaller ve Yerler', using the artist’s work to introduce the exhibition’s broader concerns. The post does not provide further curatorial details, but it situates the practice within an inquiry into the relationship between images, places and their representation.

İstanbul Modern’s note presents the artist’s method as one that layers together disparate source material rather than relying on a single original image. Personal archives, found visuals and web-based materials are all named as part of the process, with AI included as another tool in the production of the work.

No dates, venue specifics or additional programme information were included in the post. The announcement is limited to the museum’s introductory description of Özcan’s work and its connection to 'Panorama: Hayaller ve Yerler'.

The museum’s message leaves the focus on image circulation itself: how a photograph can be reworked through multiple sources and how that process shapes the final work shown under the exhibition title 'Panorama: Hayaller ve Yerler'.