Artists and Projects

Gülbeden Kulbay (b.1981) works interdisciplinary with performance, video art and community art. She often takes her point of departure from a place from where personal stories unfold, speaking of topics such as identity, one’s own body and healing. She describes her artistic process as a work of liberation focusing on taking back power over her life. No one is free until we are all free!

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In the summer of 2022, artist Gülbeden Kulbay has a residency in Residence Botkyrka, where she explores themes such as memory and history rooted in northern Botkyrka where she grew up.

The residency research formed the basis for the work Ev Yapımı / Hemlagat , 2023 that is now part of Botkyrka’s art collection and was installed at Albt Matcenter in May 2023.

Gülbeden Kulbay’s 3 part video work Ev Yapımı / Hemlagat depicts food as a love language, and takes us through the lengthy process that is required to prepare the dish Mantı. It is a story about the cooked and edible craft, which is also a carrier of family relationships and traditions.

The work was presented for a week, May 21-28, 2013, in Alby Matcenter as part of the exhibition Matters of the heart – a journey into the art collection.

Thanks to Alby Matcenter. Botkyrka Residence is supported by Botkyrkabyggen.