COP31 venue will be Türkiye's largest open-air stage

According to the statement made by the Ministry, preparations in the COP31 area continue.

In this context, the 1 million 100 thousand square meter COP31 area, where the most important organization of climate diplomacy will be held, will also be used as an exhibition area.

Thousands of works will be showcased under the theme "COPArt: Still Possible" for climate awareness and a call to action.

COPArt will bring together visitors from all over Türkiye with art in Antalya and draw attention to the importance of climate action. The art events, directed and curated by Nagihan Özel, will be held simultaneously with the Conference of the Parties on 9-20 November.

Citizens will be able to attend the events in the Green Zone free of charge, and the events in the Blue Zone will only be open to representatives of countries and states accredited by the UN.

"The selection of contemporary artists will also meet the public for the first time."

On the other hand, 48 panels and interviews will be held in the 6,600 square meter indoor exhibition area. Within the scope of the activities of local artists, the exhibition titled "Six Masters Six Traces" will include the works of Fahrelnissa Zeid, Burhan Doğançay, Ömer Uluç, Devrim Erbil, Mehmet Güleryüz and Haluk Akakçe.

The selection, ranging from masters such as Şeker Ahmet Paşa, Osman Hamdi Bey, Hoca Ali Rıza, Nazmi Ziya Güran and İbrahim Çallı to modern and contemporary artists, will meet the public for the first time.

While the Ministry aims to create a cultural heritage that will inspire future COP organizations with COPArt, within the scope of the international selection, it will address the relationship of man with nature from different perspectives with the works of Anselm Kiefer, Heinz Mack, Cecilia Vicuna, Koen Vanmechelen, Joel Andrianomearisoa, Luke Jerram and Pneuhaus, Alejandro Duran, Pascale Marthine Tayou, Gabriel Rico Jimenez, Anthony James and Clarissa Tossin.

Eva Jospin's cardboard forests, Todd Gray's narratives opening up to environmental justice, Erica Daborn's ecological breaks, Xavier Cortada's climate awareness and Zaria Forman's melting glaciers will transform climate awareness into visual works.

Photographs of temporary works produced by NILS-UDO in nature will draw attention to the time of nature and the continuity of life.

"We bring together artists from different geographies around this responsibility."

COPArt Director and Curator Nagihan Özel, whose views were included in the statement, said, "It is still possible to see, feel, protect and change." He gave information about the events where his message was given.

Özel stated that art can bring a loss that is thought to be far away closer and make one realize a bond that has not been seen for a long time, and added:

"'Still Possible' is a call that reminds us that we have a share in the future. The survival of a forest, the survival of a species, the learning of a craftsmanship and the presentation of a work to new generations are related to the care we show today. At COPArt, we bring together the masters of Turkish art and artists from different geographies of the world around this responsibility. We care that each work opens new questions on common life while preserving its own history and language."

"We will address the world with exhibitions and interviews"

COP31 President and Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum also shared the following post about COPArt events on his NSosyal account:

"We will tell the story of nature to the world with the power of art. At COP31, which will host Türkiye's largest open-air art stage, we will address the world with an exhibition area of 1 million 100 thousand square meters, over a thousand works, more than 50 open-air installations, exhibitions and interviews. It is still possible for our world."