Deep within this artwork, traces of a myth defying time adorn a painting. Two armored figures, their eyes filled with sorrow, embrace the chain that dictates their fate. What ensnares them in time is the infinite loop of Ouroboros.
Ouroboros, seen in various cultures and periods from Ancient Egypt to Gnosticism, from the mystical teachings of the East to the alchemical symbols of the West, is a symbol of eternity, cycles, and rebirth, depicted as a serpent eating its own tail. However, in this painting, the snake of Ouroboros has encased the armored figures in its coils, turning them into chains.
This artwork depicts how humanity is ensnared by the flow of time. While armor may seem strong and protective, it actually imprisons individuals within the boundaries of time. With the touch of Ouroboros, the bodies and souls of these figures have become chained, trapped within the endless cycle.
This painting invites the viewer to contemplate their own life cycles and the imprisoning power of time. Perhaps breaking the chains of Ouroboros involves recognizing and accepting the limits and fears within ourselves. However, such acceptance may open the doors to true freedom and boundless potential.
The figures writhing under the chains of eternity beckon the viewer on an inner journey. This artwork offers an opportunity to question Ouroboros’s cycle and the enslaving power of time. Perhaps this piece could serve as a starting point for viewers to realize their own freedoms and infinite possibilities.
Water serves as the carrier of temporal memories. In the exhibition ‘Afloat in Water,’ episodic moments unfold, ranging from encountering deep traces of water’s memory to experiencing social violence, aiming to reunite with one’s body and self, enduring the city’s onslaught, feeling loneliness, and grappling with a sense of not belonging to society.
The exhibition features figures interacting with the memory of water, their bodies abandoned to the flow, revealing layers of the past. Water’s refractions reflect the process of recalling events and experiences, providing insight into contextual information regarding specific events or experiences.
Water functions as both a mirror reflecting memories of the past and a surprising source of discovery for the future.
Is violence expressed through crowds? Is the war only with children?
“Red 100” exhibition - 42 Maslak
““Those who do not touch soap and water, those who are covered in dirt and dust; those who run from red to darkness with anxiety… I saw red in the eyes of children who throw stones against betrayals that make it difficult to take refuge in emotions.
To whom should I write my well done?“
“is-siz” 50×75 rupa art – mixed media – single edition / c-print diasec printing / 2023
If you try to wrestle with the self, it becomes a monster, it is like a child within you; It is only necessary to direct it towards higher, more beautiful and harmonious satisfactions.
Sanat acıyı teselli eder.
Nefisle güreşmeye kalkışırsan o canavarlaşır, o içinizde bir çocuk gibidir; sadece onu daha yüksek, güzel ve ahenkli doyumlara yöneltmek gerekir.
This series of four works expands upon three differentimages of woman and the observer of these three images. It identifies woman with three persfectives of the world: pre-existence, existing and beyond existence metaphors. We see the woman looking for her own tale, with the pain of yesterday at the stage of creation, at the moment of the fairy land she created and in her reality at the end of the tale; smybolized by the roses (pains) she just grew…
Yesterday, today and tomorrow generating one another is an illusion of time and has the woman looking for her own tale on the 1002nd Night become the “favorite or shadow or observer” of the real taleteller?
”Beyond time it’s all ıne person at the same time through human life. On the pages of the taleteller…”