— Works —
The dowry, a tradition that dates back to ancient times, denotes all the handcrafted and valuable items, for example sewn and knitted ones, that parents often prepare for a woman already during her childhood. These items are the embodied, visible evidence of the social roles considered appropriate for a young girl in her future. The […]
“Durchlässigkeit” 2021 In der Serie “Durchlässigkeit” werden diese Flächen in verschiedenen Variationen geschnitten und zusammengenäht, wodurch skulpturale Figuren entstehen, die der klassischen Bildhauertradition nahe stehen. Getrennt vom ganzen Körper sind Rumpf, Beine, Brüste, Rücken und Schultern auf ungewöhnliche Weise miteinander verbunden. Die Kompositionen scheinen nicht einer anatomischen Logik zu folgen, sondern der Wanderdynamik, die durch […]
2021 Kunsthalle Baden Baden 222 x 172 cm Mischtechnik – Von über 90 Frauen gesammelte Kleider Stücke entstehen die Suppen der Sahmaran Şahmaran ist eine legendäre Märchengestalt in Erzählungen und in der Volkskunst in Anatolien, im Irak und im Iran. Ihr Name stammt aus dem Persischen “Shah-ı Maran” und bedeutet “Königin der Schlangen”. Im Laufe der […]
Mit ihrer Arbeit bezieht sich Baydu auf ein traditionelles Gebäck ihrer Heimat, das den Namen „Die Lippen der schönen Dame“ trägt. Für die Herstellung der Löffel nahm Baydu Abdrücke der Lippen von sechs Frauen mit verschiedenen kulturellen Hintergründen und übersetzt die osmanische Tradition , besonders köstliche Speisen mit der Schönheit weiblicher Körperteile zu verbinden. Baydus […]
2022 The mold, which completely covers the surface of the body and was taken from the artist by means of elastic polyester material and cut open in the middle, creates a startling effect on the viewer with its realistic details and its image lying on the ground. First of all, the appearance of the human […]
These “wishing-stones” sent by women from different cultures and different countries will be displayed in their integrity and in solidarity with the hidden wishes they carry. The performance is connected to a ritual in which I had the chance to participate as a child, but remember only in part. Kurdish women go on journeys and try to […]
„Siebte Todsünde“ Peter Dell der Ältere stellt die 7 Todsünden im Kontext der Zeit, um 1530-1540, in Frauengestalt dar. Im GNM Nürnberg sind die 6 Sünden Hoffart, Geiz, Wollust, Neid, Völlerei, Zorn zu sehen; die Trägheit des Herzens fehlt. Ohne mich mit theologischen Begrifflichkeiten, Voraussetzungen zum Begehen einer Sünde, historischen Ein- und Zuordnungen tiefer zu […]
Polyester cast, 180 x 127 cm. Distanz vom eigenen Körper nehmen.
Otoportre: Sükut 2015, El yapımı şeffaf kağıt, mühür mumu, bandaj, pleksiglas, 50 cm Self Portrait: Silence 2015, Transparent handmade paper, sealing wax, bandage, plexiglass, 50 cm
otportre: Annesinin Kumaşından 2015, Pazen ve pleksiglas, 47 cm Self Portrait: From Her Mother’s Fabric2015, Flannel and plexiglass, 47 cm
“Gökçen”, Women of The Republic Series, 2015 Siam and Japanese paper (handmade), boots and uniform in white and blue colour, 52 cm figure, (glass vitrine; 50x50x70 cm.) Artinternational, Istanbul, TR Papierrepublik 2015
Women of The Republic Series 2015 Created with transparent ‘handmade paper’, each ca. 52 cm high coloured figurines, under glass display case 60x50x50 cm This series of paper figures represents the political designs that have been created for the new Turkish woman since the founding of the Turkish Republic. The Turkish woman, who was to […]
sculpture-installation, documenta-Halle Kassel 2010. The work includes 21 gold-plated bronze casts of various women’s mouths. These are installed at their original heights on a wall in a format of 8.00 cm x 11.00 cm. The work self-evidently uses the correspondence of content and material in a dialogue with the proverb (“speech is silver…”) found in […]
Fine art print, 100 x 100 cm. The work references the women of the Padaung, a highland tribe of the Karen people of southeastern Myanmar and Vietnam. In a tradition of this ethnic minority, many of whom now live in Thailand, women wear brass coils around their necks, making these appear longer and therefore more […]
“A little salt, a little vinegar, a little water”, 2017 Fine art print 140 x 100 cm.
Cuma, 2016/2018 Teppich, geknüpft,200 x 300 cm. Der Teppich zeigt Männer, die der islamischen Tradition folgend, am Freitag zum gemeinsamen Gebet gerufen werden.
2011, 16 x 34 x 47 cm, baked dough, leather Home is not the place one is born. It is the place where one earns one’s daily bread.
”The Rose Garden”, 2017 Porcelain powder and brass, various dimensions. In the installation The Rose Garden (2017), the exotic white blossoms on the branches appear give the impression of a beautiful flourishing garden. Only upon closer inspection do minute details in the delicate porcelain casts, such as pores and little hairs, reveal the blossom petals’ […]
Flannel, autographed silk lining and buttons, size 36, 2015 She then ordered a classic tailored men’s wardrobe of floral fabric – a three-piece suit and shoes – in her size (Kiyafet, 2015). She wore the suit at her exhibition opening or had it worn by a woman of similar stature. The effect was doubly irritating. […]
Stoneware and mid range glazes, 5+2 edition, each pair 58*23*13 cm. Galeri Nev, Ankara, TR “The Distance Between Me And Everything Else”, 29.10.2017 – 30.01.2018