Protocinema

Protocinema is a cross-cultural art organization that commissions and presents site-aware art around the world, founded in 2011.

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For the next three years, it will strengthen the museum’s global outlook.

Image 1: Nadir Sönmez
Image 2: Chulayarnnon Siriphol
Image 3: Deniz Tortum and Sister Sylvester
Image 4: Pınar Yoldaş

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ULAY SOLEY joins the Curatorial Team at Hamburger Bahnhof as SAHA Curator

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SAHA Curator at Hamburger Bahnhof. The position of SAHA Curator is made possible by the SAHA Association, Istanbul, together with seven individual patrons of SAHA, and with the support of burgbad GmbH and Akbank Sanat Art Centre.

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Stay Tuned for future screenings in additional cities in FALL 2025!
CIAO!

Thank you to Ekrani i Arti and the Franciscan Church of Shkodër for hosting this program.

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Thank you TEA PACI, Ekrani Team, ONUR KARAOĞU ❤️❤️

Protocinema expresses its gratitude to all involved in this past weekend’s screening of I’m Glad You Exist within Ekrani i Arti 2025: Postcards from Elsewhere, Shkodër, Albania.

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Curated by Mari Spirito, Executive Director and Curator of Protocinema, the program explored the nuances of cultural third spaces, honoring what can be learned through confusion and misunderstanding.

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Filmed entirely in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, the video offers subtle movements that suggest the environment itself is alive, swelling with the memories of the past.

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Protocinema presents I'm Glad You Exist, a screening of videos by Coleman Collins, Onur Karaoğlu, Laura Parnes, and Diane Severin Nguyen, as part of Ekrani i Artit 2025: Postcards from Elsewhere, held in the auditorium of the Franciscan Church of Shkodër, Albania on June 20.

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In Tyrant Star (2019), Diane Severin Nguyen blurs and layers cultural perspectives to prompt reflection on how songs, histories, and memories are fragmented and reassembled over time.