Intimate spaces - 2019
Through my artistic practice, I often engage in the exploration of my own identity. Most frequently it is the articulation of my sexual and gender identity and its relationship with society. I used to express this through my paintings, creating naive and dumb characters, and depicting stories from my own life. My narrative images are often characterized by a sarcasm and humor. After a while, this type of artistic expression became exhausted. As a result, I began to focus on project-based creation. The application of interdisciplinary artistic solutions now captivates me much more. The photo series, created during the quarantine caused by the coronavirus, captures details of home observed through a mirror. The importance of home has been revalueted and elevated during this period. Our living space has constricted to our home/room, transforming it into an omnipotent space. Rest, entertainment, learning, and work, which used to take place in different places, are now consolidated into one place. The indirect observation of intimate details through the mirror creates a voyeuristic position, putting us in an indecent situation. Through the mirror, the intimate details of the bedroom unfolds before our eyes, which instinctively captivates human curiosity. The mirror thus becomes a space-spanning and connecting window.