As If It Never ExIsted
Hiç Var Olmamış Gibi
2009-2010
Wood installation, dimentions variable
“As if It Never Existed” is dedicated to the memory of a Paulownia tree which once existed at the gardens of Yıldız Technical University. The tree which must have been among the oldest Paulownia’s in Istanbul was cut down in 2009, and all thraces of it disappeared after a further attempt at removing its stump that had remained on the ground. The installation includes broken pieces of the stump and roots that the artist reclaims, along with some of the information she was able to gather about this particular tree.
EXHIBITIONS
2010
Ambiguous Situations
curated by Rıfat Şahiner
Yıldız Technical University, Yüksel Sabancı Gallery
2010
29. Contemporary Artists Istanbul Exhibition curated by November Paynter and Marc Glöede
Aksanat
2014
Portİzmir 3: International Contemporary Art Triennial
curated by Sasa Nabergoj
Portİzmir 3, Izmir
2017
“Now You Are Here”
curated by Tuce Erel and Seval Şener
Arte Sanat, Ankara