Drawing on the nineteenth-century lighting history of Museum Gasworks, "When Dust Outshines the Stars" brings together eleven artists working at the intersection of light and darkness. Built around the metaphors of dust and starlight, the exhibition treats darkness not as light's opposite but as a space where thought, sight and imagination remain possible.
When Dust Outshines the Stars offers an indirect reflection on the historical memory of a site that met Istanbul’s lighting needs in the late 19th century. Approaching illumination as a metaphor, the exhibition brings together contemporary art practices shaped around the themes of light and darkness.
The group exhibition titled “When Dust Overshadows the Stars,” drawing inspiration from the historical memory of the Museum Gasworks, which was used to meet Istanbul’s lighting needs in the late 19th century , opened to art lovers in the L building of the Museum Gasworks! Organized by IMM Culture and IMM Heritage, the exhibition brings together 11 artists who place light, darkness, and the themes surrounding these concepts at the center of their art practice today.
