Recirculation
2024
Photo prints, cloth, ziplock bags, water, video-loop 3'14''
This installation, comprising video and photographic prints, takes as its point of focus to the water pumps I frequently encountered in the villages of Zeytinköy, Izmir. It reflects on the region’s relationship with water and examines the historical and material infrastructures that have mediated its circulation from the aqueducts of Ephesus to the contemporary water pumps still in use today.
The area’s touristic identity, and the circulation of souvenirs and visual representations associated with it, have informed the postcard-like aesthetic of the photographs that have taken part of the installation. This visual strategy situates the everyday presence of the pumps within a broader cultural and historical narrative of place, image, and resource.
In this context, the installation investigates the entanglements between historical and contemporary systems of water distribution, considering their spatial and temporal relations to people, cities, and infrastructures.
