We wish that the photographs that show us bear happy impressions of those moments. When we look back once again, we combine the perception created in us by the photograph with our memories and remember it like that. We’re not alone in these happy moments; we need to have a photo taken with something or someone. Then, why do we need that someone or something – it could be just a simple object or a monument or organism. Is it because it contributes to the building of our identity because it visually clarifies our character or alongside of all those, is it because it shares our feeling?
Mixer, which has introduced many young artists, the names of whom we hear frequently in recent times to the world of art, hosts the miniature worlds and stories applied by Gülşah Bayraktar on small wooden surfaces until March 15. The “close to oneself” exhibition, featuring the most recent period art work of the artist, invites the viewer to read a memory on the individual’s building his identity. Bayraktar visualizes the setups she creates with referrals to photographs she finds by chance in her own style, creating miniature worlds. The works applied meticulously on small mdf surfaces, creating a proportional contrast to the venue of display, also allows the space to be experienced in a different way.
