Sanatsal Yaratım Sürecinde Coğrafyanın Etkisi

Abstract

Beyond being a landmass with defined boundaries, geography is a realm of existence that encompasses concepts of belonging, identity, and memory, and profoundly influences the creative process of artists. Geographical displacement for various reasons can be defined as migration. It is also an internal journey, metaphorically or conceptually. The act of creation, by its very nature, emerges from the combination of many influences. Many of these components are directly or indirectly related to the society we live in. In this context, the psychological and biological processes evoked by the artist's experience of displacement and migration also become important creative tools. The thesis primarily focuses on concepts related to migration and migrant artists. The concept of identity, a fundamental foundation for both geography and the individual, transforms into a hybrid identity through the influence of displacement and the interactions created by this movement. The artist no longer entirely bears the traces of the old geography nor belongs to the new culture. This situation may require a new creative transformation for the artist. In this context, the dynamics affecting artistic creativity are not merely internal processes; geographical contexts also dynamically influence the process, particularly through the concepts of migration, belonging, identity, memory, and imagery.