Focusing on a single work from the Arter Collection in each title, Arter Close-Up series continues its journey with an in-depth look at Resounding Io, a multi-channel video and sound installation created by Bill Fontana, who has unearthed the delicacies of the “hidden music” surrounding us in our daily lives with his oeuvre, spanning more than forty years. Commissioned by Arter, Resounding Io is based on research surveys conducted by Fontana in Istanbul, whereby the artist made recordings at numerous locations along the Bosphorus, as well as in two Byzantine cisterns, namely the Theodosius Cistern and the Basilica Cistern.

Drawing on the presentation of the work at Arter’s Karbon performance hall (10/03/2022–04/12/2022), the publication grows out of a conversation between Melih Fereli, Arter’s Founding Director and the exhibition’s curator, and Bill Fontana, highlighting further details regarding the creation process of Resounding Io. Realised with the financial support of Grundig for the exhibition production and the acquisition of the work for the Arter Collection, Resounding Io constitutes the artist’s first solo exhibition in Turkey and a unique addition to his series Acoustical Visions.

Designed by Esen Karol as a tribute to the union of the deeply mysterious “memory” of the Bosphorus, with rich responses from the two Byzantine cisterns, the book features installation photographs by Orhan Cem Çetin alongside photographs taken by the Arter team to document the research and production processes of the work.

This publication was made possible thanks to the funding provided by Grundig.

Bill Fontana: İo’nun Yeni Sesi sergisiyle bağlantılıdır = Related to Bill Fontana: Resounding Io exhibition