Transcultural Research

Transcultural Research /
Made in Turkey

Park of the Historical Summer Residence of the German Ambassador in Turkey, Tarabya / Istanbul. In the mobile studio, regional marble was hewn at selected locations in the park.

Artistic products are not only the resulting sculptures, but also videos and photos of the actions. The creation becomes a performance.

2018
Performance und Installation
Foto
Auflage: 6 + ap

Time Capsule

2023
object
24 x 24 x 23.6 inch
ceramic box, acrylic glas on HALBE frame, mirror foil, international animal toys (div.material)

Man at bus stop, waiting

A toy found in Rwanda / Africa recalls artistic positions of modernism - but also Paul McCarthy's BlockHead. In this work, the oversized, inflated, art market-driven pop version of McCarthy is returned to the purist reality of an African wooden toy and a cryptically spiritual Duchamp-esque titling.

2011
c-print on alu-dibond
17.71 x 43.3 x 1.96 inch
wooden frame (maple stained)
edition 6 + ap

Das Fremde im Eigenen,
das Eigene im Fremden

2019
sculptur
20.8 x 20.8 inch
granit, lacquered metal frame

Xalderang

A Chinese desert mountain formation lent itself to a remake of the work The Wanderer over the Sea of Fog, 1818 by Caspar David Friedrich.

2003
c-print, alu-dibond
6.3 x 8.26 inch
edition 6 + ap

Patient

The sculpture PATIENT was created on the Bosphorus in Istanbul in the immediate vicinity of the President of Turkey. The history of the weakened Ottoman Empire at the end of the 19th century is only part of the thoughts associated with the work.

2018
sculptur
22.04 x 13.77 x 10.63 inch
marble

For Yalcin

2014/2023
c-print
20.47 x 36.6 inch

Rice Maker

A small room in the 411 Gallery in Hangzhou (China) is painted in stately red and gold tones, the floor designed with stone imitating PVC. On the walls, there are photo prints on plastic film, distorted images of stone lion sculptures. These sculptures can be found in China in front of important buildings as guardians and symbols of power. They shape the urban space, so does the rice cooker. The exuding scent of rice references its use by a broad section of the population.

2003
installation
411 Gallery, Hangzhou, PR China
9.8 x 3.3 x 9.8 feet
rice cooker, rice, wall paint, PVC flooring, digital print on plastic