Within the 260th episode of And what are you doing on the weekend? the artist Cihan Çakmak is a visitor. She was born in Osterholz-Scharmbeck in 1993 and grew up in Worpswede. Immediately she lives in Berlin-Lichterfelde and in Lisbon.
She was awarded the Paula Modersohn Becker Younger Expertise Prize and the Rössing Prize for Images. In summer time and autumn 2026, the Museum Morsbroich in Leverkusen will present Cihan Çakmak’s solo exhibition like a warrior. The Berlin gallery Eigen & Artwork has additionally been exhibiting her work since July. Within the podcast she tells how she… Berlin cares for her bergamot timber and her pomelo plant.
Your weekend begins with writing down your desires. When she’s in Lisbon, she begins it with a stroll to the ocean and sits with a espresso underneath her favourite rubber tree within the park. In Berlin she makes vegan pancakes for breakfast after which listens to an opera singer who sings in her shared condominium on Sundays. In dialog with Ubin Eoh and Christoph Amend Cihan Çakmak additionally reveals how she grew to become an artist, why she relaxes when she attracts – and since when she has been in a position to make a residing from her artwork.
For the weekend, Cihan Çakmak, Ubin Eoh and Christoph Amend advocate:
Cihan CakmakLocations:
- Barkenhoff in Worpswede
- The Royal Backyard Academy in Dahlem
- The Jardim do Príncipe Actual in Lisbon
- The Anjos district in Lisbon
- The town of Cascais on the Atlantic, Portugal
Eat:
- Pancake baking combine
- Salty-sweet garlic wedges for baking from Knack & Again with garlic cream and apricot jam
Music:
- The experimental jazz band Conic Rose
- The Italian singer-songwriter Marco Castello
- The ambient people duo Aspidistrafly from Singapore
- The Norwegian duo Smerz
Books:
- Good woman by Aria Aber
- Time of the monsters by Seyda Kurt
Video games:
Ubin
- Margarete Stokowski’s column within the Pharmacy go searching
Christopher
- The tune Soda lemon by the Viennese rapper Bibiza
- The movie Paula about Paula Modersohn-Becker
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