YAOI Istanbul
2018 / 17 minutes / Turkish with English subtitles
The serial YAOI project depicts youngsters from the LGBT scene in performative collaborations. The films are somewhere between art films and documentary films, with a focus on the participants themselves rather than a broad cultural perspective. The goal is to document the personal experiences of these individuals through an artistic rendering. We are introduced to their personal lives: their first sexual encounters, their relationship to their parents, even the thoughts of suicide that several of them have had. Nielsen’s dark and beautiful films create havens where they can be themselves and speak openly.
2018 / 17 minutes / Turkish with English subtitles
The serial YAOI project depicts youngsters from the LGBT scene in performative collaborations. The films are somewhere between art films and documentary films, with a focus on the participants themselves rather than a broad cultural perspective. The goal is to document the personal experiences of these individuals through an artistic rendering. We are introduced to their personal lives: their first sexual encounters, their relationship to their parents, even the thoughts of suicide that several of them have had. Nielsen’s dark and beautiful films create havens where they can be themselves and speak openly.
