The concept of home, as an embracing and safe space where one’s self exists through belonging, associations and possibilities of expression, is open and vulnerable to being subjected to mechanisms of control and power. This effect can manifest itself through the hegemonic occupation, degradation, dissolution and lack of contexts such as the body, nature, family and society that can be ascribed as home. The mentality that sees nature as a “natural resource” for capitalist growth refuses to recognize the uniqueness of the self and the interconnectedness between all beings by positioning the body as a mere tool and subjecting it to the expectations of social norms. In order to create narratives against the commodification of the body and nature, it is necessary to understand ecofeminism, to re-imagine the cyborg as a symbol of possibility, and to explore the contingency of hybrid identities that transcend dualities such as human-nonhuman, organic-synthetic, public-private. ‘Making the nest’ is about emphasizing transitivity in a common space free of norms. 

Power relations and politics of representation in macro and micro formations that are symbolized as home can ultimately lead to quests. At the intersection of queer bodies, chosen family and migration issues, the state of searching arises from the need to belong; it manifests itself in spatial and social contexts with the effort of individuals to find their identities and places. ‘Yuva’ imagines meeting while revealing this search; it aims to expand networks, promote and disseminate safe spaces as a space of intersection and interaction of identities and experiences. 

The exhibition explores the search for belonging and explores this process through archival and fictional artworks specific to the nest. The interconnectedness and transitivity within and between the concepts of home are re-emphasized through the mapping of the networks established between the artworks and shared with the visitor. na+CTRL invites us to rebuild the home in order to imagine inclusive and communal space together.