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The Brotherhood of Word and Sight While five leather-bound books rest on their cutom built tables, the etchings, aquatints, crayons and sepia inks on their pages reveal the supernatural beliefs of the Ottoman era. To view the work in detail click here. |
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Romeos and Juliets of the East Classical love stories depicted in acrylics on glue and gesso hardened books, which are placed on their specially designed stands. To view the work in detail click here. |
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Calvino's Cosmos Can Göknil's joyful acrylic interpretations of Cosmocomics appear on ceramic sculpted books. This is still a work in progress. To view the work in detail click here. |
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Best Before Books in Boxes "The Lost Head" Artist's Statement: This story, “My Head”, should be read before one looses one's head, which often happens to many of us. The Arabic inscription on the cover is the stamped signature of my husband's grandfather who was shot in the head during our Independence War. His name was Recep, my husband was named after him.(His stamp is in my collection now, allowing me to pay personal tribute to him.) Illustrations are in pencil, the most basic media. The central head relief is baked clay (The workmanship is mine). I designed the digital lettering and used reversed transfer photocopies on very heavy Arches watercolor paper.The binding is hand-woven string. There are 3 copies, numbered and signed. The wooden box is painted in acrylics. Wooden box: The book: To view the work in detail click here. |
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Best Before Books in Boxes "The Circle" A hand crafted book with an expiry date, conveying a sense of urgency, demanding the immediate participation of the reader. This work was created upon the loss of the artist’s mother. To view the work in detail click here. |
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Slate Books Artist's poetry scetched on wood and scribed on paper is bound with strings containing talismanic metals. To view the work in detail click here. |
