flagship,  installation, vienna, 2015





During my art studies in Vienna, I was inspired by a field trip to Istanbul just before Recep Erdogan's re-election. On a ferry ride to Princess Island, I captured video footage that became central to my installation. This project evolved into a multi-part artwork: the video from the ferry, sketches and notes in a hand-bound booklet, and a kinetic sculpture. As I filmed, I was struck by the city's landscape saturated with flags and banners. This visual saturation led me to draw parallels between political absolutism and the vast, unyielding presence of the sea. I found myself reflecting on the concept of central perspective in geometric drawing, where all lines converge to a single point. This absolute approach in geometry seemed to mirror the presence of political imagery dominating the cityscape. In my installation, I focused on key elements: the flags and the sea. The kinetic sculpture echoes the camera's motion from the video, creating a moving horizon.