Akış Ka

Lubunya Dispatches on @icalondon That was such an epic performance. Costume by me and thanks for helping to wear my darling @darlink.dick Thanks a lot @erkan_affan @queerartprojects for curating amazing screening programme. 📸 @edasan

Let’s Do It Again!!! Akışka’s body, their cage.. but Akışka rewrote the rules. Video by: @erenkandira Photography and AI & Creative Direction: @eylulezik Fashion Editor: Muhammet Bozkurt Makeup: @nuvit Set Design: @nilsuoztrk Photography Assistants: @erenkandira @kumasfurkann @yunusyilmvz Makeup Assistant: @sebnemsaymaz Fashion Editor Assistants: @dilara__isik @aaerten Color by: @sabrihasdal Music: Midnight - Boys Noise & Mr Oizo

Hoş Geldin [Welcome], I debuted at Piccadilly Circus, the most iconic square in London (simultaneously shown in Berlin and Milan), aiming to make our lives visible by starting from the invisibility of trans individuals and trans artists' existence and struggles. @circa.art #CircaPrize 2023 finalist. One of my biggest motivations while creating this work was for the traces of our struggle to be etched in art history, and to achieve this even a bit is an indescribable happiness. The award I am a finalist for rewards in two different categories: one is the jury award and the other is the public vote award. Let's get bigger marks in art history. Please participate in the public vote and vote for Akış Ka. Let's leave even greater traces in art history. You can click on the link in the bio to vote. 💞 Akış Ka presents "Hoş Geldin" (Welcome) at Salt Beyoğlu November 2022 Part of the Everything Everything Everything performance programme with trans artists organised by Ali Emir Tapan and Efe Durmaz and Arya Sezer, as part of 90s on Stage exhibition, curated by Amira Akbıyıkoğlu at SALT Beyoğlu Performance Duration: 1 hour Make up artist: Murat Polat Make up assistants: Aybüke Özdemir, Ceren Öztulca Camera and Sound Crew: Asya Leman, Çağla Sumru Kesik, Koray Kesik, Musab Bayraklı Video Editing: Dirty Projector @circa.art @piccadillylights 📸 Ayushi Channawar

it's all in our head - chapter 3 - balance broadcast live 16.4.26 available on @netilradio soundcloud via link in bio we started with a guided meditation featuring original music by @_.charlieross._ and S3BA followed by an exploration of themes of how we learn to build on instability, gender, selfhood, inequality, and the interplay of energy between us all. the last 70 minutes of the show are an ambient mix of selections showcasing the balance between dissonance and harmony both musically and emotionally. enjoy monsters. slide 2 - meditation slide 4 - @gevendeband - Tophanede Güneşli Günler slide 5 - Fred Hampton on revolution slide 6 - @linndaquebrada - quem soul eu slide 7 - Nina Simone, You Don’t Know What Love Is slide 8 - unreleased cheeky by one of our faves slide 9 - @junray_official - Hana photo @antresezgin S3BA dress @wjlemay Akış dress @miinofficial final slides - BTS

MEET THE ARTIST- AKIŞ KA Akış Ka is a trans, multidisciplinary performance artist from Istanbul, currently based in London. Their practice spans audiovisual and live arts, embodying Gesamtkunstwerk as a methodological approach to world-making. Rooted in street-level activism, they address the nuances of trans existence, body politics, and intimacy, queering the heteronormative infrastructures of art and art history. @akiskaaa - crïck hause - april 11th -blu.2 @houseofgaffe

After sharing different and layered audio stories on fear and lust in the first two chapters, my deary cu(n)tymonstrous babez @akiskaaa and @s.3ba___ invite me to their show on this Thursday, March 19 @netilradio . I will be spreading some tunes all in (and around) my head on fear, lust, hunger, happiness, hope, desire, doubt, grief and more from 9 to 11pm 🌊🪭💅 📷 @veilification 🥰

Kızlar, yine biz geldik! NASH (Naş) returns with our 2nd iteration at @dsuperstore . This time, by the grace of AJet flights & the Stansted Express, we bring you a takeover like none other: @sahika.ist Istanbul’s OG late-night venue located in the bustle of Nevizade, will be joining us for the holy Friday in London 🙏🏼 Expect chaotic lubunya energy, bar top performances, confused looks (‘is it gollum or gullüm???’) and DJ sets from our residents & finest friends 😉 What else is there to say? Hadi yeterince konuştuk, Nisan 3 Dalston’a naşo beybiler! (No chasers, fetishisers and culture vultures!!!! This is a space to celebrate our underground community at risk in Istanbul! A donation pot will be available on the evening to contribute to supporting our friends in nightlife ❤️ @basicdisarm @antresezgin @girl_unit @qubra_uzun @sissymisfitt @syntia.xox @mustkika @s.3ba___ @s.hivum @masc_fishing Artwork @minapulative

Has he risen, or are you just happy to see me? We’re back from our winter slumber for a very special takeover at The Cause @thecauselondon this Easter Friday! It’s time to put all your eggs in one basket and come hop around for a full day of sleazy house, electro, and techno with an otherworldly roster of headliners. With @acid.sally @houseofdvey @djhannahholland @dr.rubinstein666 B2B @ellen.allien !!!!!!!!!!! Energiser bunnies @donna.the.first @thanthefreak @rizzla_la_fizz @akiskaaa 📩 MESSAGE US FOR A HALF-PRICE TICKET LINK FOR OUR FLINTA AND QUEER FAM

2045 - AKIŞ KA Akış Ka is a trans, multidisciplinary performance artist from Istanbul, currently based in London. Their practice spans audiovisual and live arts, embodying Gesamtkunstwerk as a methodological approach to world-making. Rooted in street-level activism, they address the nuances of trans existence, body politics, and intimacy, queering the heteronormative infrastructures of art and art history. Join us from 5pm for their installation which runs through to their performance. Limited tickets remain, link in bio.

Istanbul Pride has been banned since 2015 Istanbul's Governor, Davut Gül, states, "These calls, which undermine social peace, family structure, and moral values, are prohibited." Despite this, organisers continue to run the Istanbul Pride March and relevant events This has seen mass arrests and detainments at Istanbul's Pride March. Including mass detainment by officers in civilian clothes in unmarked vans With recent laws and legislation pushing for further erosion of LGBT+ rights in Turkey, the fight for queer representation and visibility continues This discussion with @akiskaaa comes from our Q&A 'Istanbul's Queer Scene' held @kit.form on Wednesday 20th August 2025 📍@kit.form 20/08/2025 Editing and videography: @dewolfe.drive

it's all in our head - chapter 2 - lust this month we shared stories on desire lust longing reading our own original work and the work of great queer thinkers on the subject such as Kathy Acker and Audre Lorde full episode available now on soundcloud @netilradio with texts published weekly on substack next month we will be discussing the theme hope

I think she’s had work done ?? ❄️ Celestial Bodies returns 28th Feb xxx platforming fierce trans+ talent all night long 🔊 @marsmontana.ie @regi_cideee @angel_maze_ take on the lazerpit while babes @bemmeblu @tristantyom @eli.la.nuit stir the club up 🤭🆙 living breathing art installation @akiskaaa & dancefloor diva @aka.fama rule the bar top 💋 📲📲 tickets in bio! artwork by @agostte #dalstonsuperstore #lgbtqia