In Praise to the Earth / Gözde İlkin
Working with fabrics allows for a collective thinking process intertwined with lived stories; the memory of the material opens a space for shared production and transformation. The artist, who is interested in how the use of fabrics has changed over time and how they have been passed down to the present as objects and carriers of memory, presents a reflection on the place of fabric in everyday life, the motifs it has carried from the past to the present, and what and how we cover and conceal in our lives. A selection of works produced by İlkin over different periods, featuring fragments of nature collected from places she traveled to in order to record the memory, resistance, and transformation of the land, comes together under the same title, Praise to the Earth, inspired by Byung Chul Han's book Praise of the Earth, at Club Marvy. In Praise to the Earth, the writer, while describing the plants he grew in a garden he started working on with the intention of connecting with the soil, offers a narrative that references human nature, suggesting that a person can only rediscover themselves and break free from captivity as they draw closer to nature. The partnerships and stories where humans and plants root into one another create an organic unity in Praise to the Earth.
27.09.2024 - 31.10.2024