Our starting point while bringing R-LAB to life was clear:
To open up a space within Radyum where production can exist independently from work, not a place where only work is discussed.
In February, just before Valentine’s Day, we will use this space by coming together around postcard design. This gathering will be less of a “workshop” and more of a shared pause — a space to try.
In this gathering, our goal is not to:
teach techniques,
show the “right” way,
or produce “good” works.
Instead, we aim to open up a small space where making mistakes is allowed, the pressure to be liked is suspended, and everyone can produce at their own pace.
We will begin the postcard session with a brief pause and a moment of breathing.
Participants will be asked to think about just one thing:
“Who do I want to make this card for?”
After that, postcards will be created using the most basic visual movements such as dots, stains, and repetition. No drawing skills are required. In fact, not knowing how to draw will be part of the process.
The works that emerge will not resemble one another. But each will carry the trace of that moment.
This gathering will be facilitated by Doruk Aksoy, a member of our design team.
Doruk is a graduate of Hacettepe University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Painting. He has previously taught painting to different age groups and is also involved in tattoo art, continuing his production practice across various surfaces.
His role at R-LAB is not that of an “instructor,” but rather someone who holds the space, calms the process, and offers participants a sense of trust.
Technical explanations will be kept to a minimum.
Guidance will be simple, clear, and non-judgmental.
At the end of this one-hour session:
Everyone will leave with a postcard in hand,
No one will be required to explain what they made,
The process will be more visible than the result.
For R-LAB, this is exactly what February represents:
Producing together, without rushing.
In the coming months, we plan to continue using R-LAB for different forms of production, maintaining the same simplicity and openness.
