SRS (Silk Road Songbook): inaugural exhibition and book launches

September 9, 2025

We are excited to announce the inaugural exhibition of SRS (Silk Road Songbook), an audio-video installation created by Millie Chen and Arzu Özkal, opening at Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center in Buffalo, New York, on Wednesday, September 17, 2025. The exhibition coincides with the launch of the SRS book, published by Minerva Projects.

Exhibition & Book Launch Details:
Buffalo: Sept 17, 2025, 7–10 PM, Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center
Artists Talk & Book Launch at 7 PM with Baran Ehsaei (SRS Chubar)
Istanbul: Sept 20, 2025, 6 PM, Bilsar Arka Bina/Back Building
Performance by Deniz Tasar (SRS Istanbul) with Yasmeen Siddiqui, Director of Minerva Projects
Brooklyn: Sept 21, 2025, Brooklyn Book Fair at the CLMP table

Lecture:
Baran Ehsaei will give a lecture at the University at Buffalo, Dept of Music, on Sept 18 at 3:30 PM, 250 Baird Hall.

About the Exhibition:
SRS (Silk Road Songbook) weaves songs of resistance into the land, broadcasting women’s distinct, unruly voices along the historic Eurasian migration route between Istanbul, Tehran, Tashkent, Bishkek, and Xi’an. https://www.silkroadsongbook.com

Opening Reception:
Sept 17, 2025, 7–10 PM, Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, 341 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14202
Exhibition continues through Oct 30, 2025
Tues–Fri: 11 AM–6 PM
Sat: 11 AM–2 PM

Acknowledgements:
SRS has been generously supported by: Ontario Arts Council, American Turkish Society, Canada Council for the Arts, University at Buffalo, San Diego State University, Substantial Motion Research Network, Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, and many others.

We hope to see you at one of the SRS events!