1646
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02/05/2025 • 13/07/2025
Parroting the Parrot - Cihad Caner
In the exhibition, Parroting The Parrot, Cihad Caner looks at how stories about the past are created and who has the power to define them. Inspired by the rise of Turkish historical TV series across Turkey, Europe, and the Middle East, he examines the influence of entertainment on collective memory.
To explore this, Caner’s new installation tells the story of Cem Sultan, an Ottoman prince exiled in Europe in the late 1400s, accompanied by his parrot. The parrot becomes the main character in the work to look at how stories are retold and reimagined, asking: could a parrot rewrite history?
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About 1646
1646 is an experimental art space in the center of The Hague. Their exhibition program shows innovative artistic practices, inviting local and international artists to make new work. Working with artists who approach complex ideas and life questions by means of fiction, humor, lots of color and play, 1646 introduces you to another way of seeing, to imagine the world differently, while embracing and celebrating the complexity of life with an open attitude. With a focus on solo projects, 1646 offers an in-depth perspective of the artist’s practice before it’s on view in big museums and exhibitions all around the world. Their experimental and free public program is dedicated to giving the artist and the visitor the trust, means and space for experiment, conversation and connection.
