“Autonomous Scenography”: Playing an autonomous game with the spectator
(Photo: Mehmet K. Özel) Visual artist Meryem Bayram's playful "Autonomous Scenography" was staged this evening (on the 25th march) as a part of emwap festival in Istanbul. The venue was Moda Sahnesi. I remember Bayram as the scenographer of the play “The room and the man” staged in the 2012-13 theater season in Istanbul. It was a very powerful production directed by Mesut Arslan. Bayram’s approach to the space (not only to the stage space but also to the auditorium) was innovative and also very exciting. Therefore, my expectation for tonight was very high, and how lucky I was, it was not a disappointment. In "Autonomous Scenography" Bayram once more designed a very fabulous atmosphere; very different from her former work but as powerful and innovative as it was. This time she collaborated with performance artists Gaetan Bulourde and Clément Layes, sound designer Charo Calvo and visual artist Pol Matthé to develop her idea. The most powerful and strikin...