Belonging / Ait

One of the first instalations Sezer made. After our death, where does our material go. What do we became part of? this was her question for the exhibition called ‘Local Produce’, (Yerli Malı). For this she carved one word sentences in limestone rocks of between ca. 30 to 80 cm length. Each sentence meaning the equivalent of I am your son, grandfather, aunt and so forth for all the members on can think of as family. An example would be ‘oğlunum’ Although she is not religious, the religious term, ‘for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.’ can easily be red in this work. The stones were arranged in such a way as to make a path through them in the room where they were exhibited. The path intended to symbolise the pathway through life and the inevitability of death.