An Evaluation on the Photo Exhibition of Traditional Knitting Works of Hakkâri Province

Abstract

Hakk & acirc;ri locality has an important place in knitting works besides weaving art. Woollen gloves and socks have the function of protecting hands and feet against the cold in winter and they are remarkable in terms of the messages they carry. In this context, one of the purposes of organizing the exhibition was to draw attention to the name and meaning of the motifs on the knits. When you compress an art and culture only into leaf pages, you share them only with a certain circle. On the other hand, if you expose them through a promotion, such as an exhibition, you open up to the outside world. In this way, it is possible to convey this art to all parts of the world with local, national, and international press and traders press and traders as well as visitors with different profiles and from different places. This essay aims at contributing to the local people of the Hakk & acirc;ri locality economically by promoting the art and culture associated with the woollen socks, woollen gloves, and the shoes called re & scedil;ik, made out of goat hair yarn by means of knitting technique, through an exhibition.