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Lack of Hope

2006, Almere, Holland

with the support of Corrosia Art and Cultural Center, curated by Renee Reijnders

material: 80 pieces of dried real bird wings, transparent plastic, black thread Dimensions:1100 cm x 250 cm x 500 cm of plastic layer, turning machines, video (duration: 2’ 06’’

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Wings symbolize unlimited freedom, but a single wing is desperate; you can only turn around. Human beings have experienced different ways of being stocked somewhere.  In this work, a single wing symbolizes the "lack of hope". To sew a wing to a transparent sheet, one wants to tell the invisible reasons for being stocked in a location.

The exhibition's name was “Almere-Istanbul. “This relationship was built through these immigrant birds, who travelled through these cities yearly.