From front to back:
Untitled, 2008
25 firestones, arrowheads, hand-axes, graters, vitrine (copper, glass, wood, cloth)
Untitled, 2008
Four doves, argent headdress, 3 silver footrings, vitrine (copper, glass, wood, fabric)
At all times, the dove had a prominent role as message bearer. To this day particularly beautiful and successful doves, bred and tamed in the Orient since the 7th century, receive jewellery in the form of ornamental rings from their breeders, which pierces their wings.
Untitled, 2008
3 carp skeletons, vitrine (copper, glass, wood, fabric)
Three carp skeletons are arranged on the inside surface parallel to each other. The white bones exert an eerie presence, recalling the fishes they one were. The case's copper is also in reference to excavation sites near Urfa where very early use of tools, arms and jewelry made from the material was found.
Untitled, 2008
11 antique (Roman) glass vases, vitrine (copper, glass, fabric)
The vases originate in the 1st to 4th century AD. For many centuries, the area of Urfa was a major crossroad for trade, culture and religion. Many archeologists regard this place as the "cradle of civilisation". The provenience of the vases is the Collection Peter C. Hammelsbeck in Cologne.
Yol, 2008
7 film reels (complete copy of Yol in screening order), vitrine (copper, glass, fabric)
Anatolian filmmaker Yilmaz Güney won the 1982 Cannes Palme d'Or for this film. Güney was a popular actor in action films before his directorial work which included sharp social commentary got him arrested several times and eventually imprisoned.
Photo © Stefan Altenburger