Evîn Acar

I am an actor , storyteller, dancer and theater maker based in Amsterdam and Istanbul.

My artistic practice shapes with which political and social background affect our lives and our future. I am interested in politics, assimilation languages and cultures , and systems operation so I considered it important to work with ordinary people from all walks of life—just as much as with artists—and I either incorporated the interviews I conducted with them into my artistic works or valued having them share their own experiences directly on stage. For example, women working in factories, children living in low-socioeconomic neighbourhoods, and university students. and it is attracted me a lot when all of a sudden people come together and tell their own stories.

As well, I love dancing to find movement actions with the daily movement phrases.Let's dance together when we meet on the floor…

When I think about what it means to have a body affected by technology, I imagine a body that is constantly under stress. A body that is continuously stimulated, expected to remain active, and given very limited time to rest. Even rest seems to need to be scheduled.

I imagine a body that is constantly tense, with tight shoulders and a neck that never fully relaxes, a body that always needs to remain under control. Even when we are resting, a notification on our phone can suddenly pull our attention somewhere else. Or, in a more subtle way, a message that we misunderstand at a moment when our emotions and feelings are not fully clear can occupy our minds for the entire day.

It makes me wonder whether technology affects not only how we use our bodies, but also how we experience them: how we rest, how we feel, how we pay attention, and how much space we have to simply exist without being interrupted.
Also, it feels  like a game, it can make you game out and in.