Residency Overview In August 2025, Deniz Bozkurt participated in a two-week artist residency at Maison Magi, located in Eski Datça, a historic village known for its preserved architecture and cultural memory. Maison Magi is a multidisciplinary art space bringing together exhibitions, workshops, and residency programs within a shared environment shaped by daily life, collective exchange, and artistic production. Artistic Focus During the residency, Bozkurt initiated a research-driven artistic process centered on Turkish poet and writer Can Yücel, whose former home is located on the same street as the residency space. Taking Yücel’s poem “Bağlanmayacaksın” (“You Shall Not Attach Yourself”) as a point of departure, she developed a responsive poem structured as a dialogue with the original text. This poetic exchange became the conceptual trigger for a series of visual works produced throughout the residency. Rather than illustration, the process focused on forming a relationship between artworks—approaching poetry as an active counterpart and allowing one work to generate another. Process and Outcomes The residency emphasized process-based production. Works were developed through writing, material experimentation, and spatial reflection, allowing the initial poetic response to expand into new directions. Two works produced during this period are currently being prepared for exhibition.