2023, solo exhibition at 5533; wood, glow-in-the-dark paint, fluorescent black light, carpet, and video with sound,
27’22”
photo credit: Zeynep Fırat
poster design: Leyla Tonak
Trou de loup [Wolf hole] is a text-based video work about the various interpretations of lycanthropy, or “werewolfism.”
The first chapter of Trou de loup is concerned with the werewolf’s skin. From the myth of Marsyas who was flayed by Apollo, to 19th-century Englishmen’s flawed interpretations of West Asian werewolf folklore, it reflects on identity as something that may come “from without.”
The second half of the text is on the issue of retaliation, both as narrative device and a material threat. It is a dialogue of sorts—between myths, folktales, and horror stories—to try and process the fear of retaliation and violence related to a second skin, a body double, or a hidden hide.