Still in 2013 is this work ‘Blood on Silk: Turn to, turn away’ found materials, wire and paint 240 x 300 x 360cm
Installed on Banka Sokaği, Beyyoğlu, Istanbul and slung high between two buildings, the fifteen panels in Blood on Silk: Turn to, turn away spin displaying an enchanting readiness to trade, yet also ready to turn away in the dance of exchange.
The red and white striped panels reference the barber’s pole formerly the sign of a surgeon. The panels are made from discarded woven polyethylene packaging, overpainted with red and then hung from a swivel joint allowing movement in most directions.
When the wind falls away the abject nature of the installation reveals itself with the panels hanging like carcasses of meat. Istanbul the site of this installation is at the intersection of the older trading routes for silk with the new routes for bio-products such as blood.
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