OG Gallery is pleased to announce the publication of Ahmet Civelek’s first book, Slippage.

Conceived as a visual and conceptual extension of the artist’s recent body of work, Slippage brings together field notes, essays, and a long-form conversation that traces Civelek’s engagement with yağlı güreş (oil wrestling).

The book, which includes a text by Michael Bank Christoffersen and an interview with Dave Harper, uses oil wrestling as a framework to examine masculinity, failure, and identity, approaching physical struggle as a space where vulnerability, tradition, and cultural meaning intersect.

Developed through encounters in wrestling fields across Turkey, the publication moves between observation and reflection, bringing together text and image around the body, performance, and lived experience. Rather than treating wrestling purely as a sport, Civelek considers it as a site where personal and collective narratives take shape.

Slippage is presented in conjunction with Civelek’s ongoing practice, extending his research into a published format.

For more information or to request a copy, please contact us.

Credits

Editor : Sabrina Tamar

Photography : Mathias Kessler

Field Notes On Yağlı Güreş : Michael Bank, Christoffersen

Interview : Dave Harper

Book Cover : Jacob Marcus

Graphic Design : Marnie Causon, Trisha Fuentes, Lola Monaghan, Sarah Street

Special Thanks : Cortney Andrews, Mathias Kessler, Senem Özgören

Font: Object Sans

Retouching : Kiley Burke, Dmitriy Umanskiy

Press House : OG Özgören Galeri Kültür Sanat Yayıncılık Organizasyon A.Ş.

Print : A4 Ofset Matbaacılık San. ve Tic. A.Ş.