Slow Art Day: Face to Face

These works celebrate the faces of people we can't be near, who we have to view through a screen. 

In a series of online community events, NADAS Istanbul invited participants from around the world to join an exhibition of the faces found around one another. All images were made during the time of forced or voluntary quarantine, and the gallery grew as the weeks went by. 

Online visitors were also invited to contribute their own portraits to this exhibition and enjoy another’s company through pen, or paint, or pencil.

instructions:

Step one

Find a partner to draw with. If you don’t already know someone who wants to participate, please get in touch and we will connect you with someone from our community. Agree on a time to spend at least 20 minutes drawing each other. 

Step two

If you are a portrait pro, continue as you normally would. We have no restrictions on style or medium. 

If you are not, we can send resources on request (or attend one of our online workshops).

Step three 

Send us your drawing via this form, as a .jpg or .png. We recommend taking a picture in full sunlight, or using a scanner app so your image looks as great digitally as in real life.

About the Curators

Nora Byrne & Jessica Sim arranged this exhibition responding to the quarantines imposed as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Nora is a resident artist and team member of NADAS Istanbul, where she has her private studio. She is also NADAS’s lead designer, a regular curator of exhibitions, and a co-coordinator of Nadas’a Bırak Artist Residency Programme.

Jess is passionate about ecology, and committed to developing creative communication methods to address climate change and inspire more mindful living.  Jess is a co-founder of NADAS Istanbul and was co-director at the time of the exhibition.