Meydan
The Polygon Galley, North Vancouver
April 24 – August 1, 2021

Exhibition Audio Guide
Visual virtual tour of the exhibition

   
Exhibition view of Meydan, blue cart in the forground and a floating wood and glass shelf on the wall with glassware on it Exhibition view of Meydan with a wooden table, sink in the forground with fridge and cart with blankets in the background
   
Installation view with flowers stands in the forground Installation view with window facade of a flowers shop, 3 steps showing about 10 buckets full of flowers
   
installation view with the a cafe display fridge full of food cooked by derya in forground
 Installation view with window facade sculpture standing in front of sections of the wall cut out making the storage room and the studs of the wall visible
   
Installation view with shelf sculptures resembling grocery store shelves in foreground Installation with 116 inch wide table in the foreground
   
Installation with 116 inch wide table in the foreground  
   


plywood mobile cooking cart with essential kitchen equipment like containers, knives, cutting board, scale, strainer, etc a restaurant bun rack, with metal and plexiglass trays, holding marbles, cherry blossoms dipped in beeswax, and newspaper
Mobile Kitchen Cart, 2021 Bun Rack, 2021
sculpture of a blue merchants cart typical of Turkish street merchants. on op there are onions, dried roses, fresh sunflowers and 3D printed fruit fresh flowers inside a metal bowl on top of the table, egg carton with marbles inside and a bright turqoise plate
Seyyar (eskici), 2021  
running water inside the gallery, installed in the cheapest manner possible with a dirty laundry sink sculpture cut out on the ground, wooden frame 12 sided hexagon adorned with colourful ceramic blobs and paintings on plexiglas and flowers and plaster.
  Well (kuyu), 2015-2021
2.5m tall sculpture wood outside in the shape of a rounded doorway, plexiglass on both side, visible inside the gate is stuffed wool, cotton, and various textile material, dried flowers, business cards, plastic bags detail showing dried flowers, wool, old rags, brown yarn, oil painting, dried rose leaves
Stuffed Gate, 2021  
   
homemade wooden dehydrator with dried flowers inside andon top wood and mesh screens of dehydrator with dried flowers
Dehydrator, 2021  
floating glass shelf with wood support holding tableware and glassware and bottles glass jars with dried fruit, herbs and flowers, liquid bitters inside them
Wall shelf, 2021




All photos Rachel Topham Photography