“Balkon”, 2008
Cupper, brass, wood, pebble, iron
570*503*230 cm
DVD, 15’26 min., loop
With our "Balkon" work we replicated (1/1) the speech balcony at the facade of the building of Faculty of Languages and History of Ankara University (was made by Bruno Taut between 1936-38), in Ankara and bring it together with the speech balcony of the Museum für Moderne Kunst in Frankfurt (was made between 1987-1991 by Hans Hollein).
The speech balcony of the Ankara University building is facing to the area where the ceremonies are made. Oppositely, the speech balcony of the museum is located in the building and facing to the big hall where the opening speeches of the exhibitions are made.
Although both of the balconies have never been used except the opening ceremonies of the buildings, the meaning that they imply and the possibility of being used remains.
Installation view: Museum für Moderne Kunst-Zollamt
Installation view: Museum für Moderne Kunst-Zollamt
Installation view: Museum für Moderne Kunst-Zollamt