Gülhatun Yıldırım
Polynya
Performance
4 hours
As part of Upcycle Istanbul Festival.
In collaboration with Performistanbul and Artnivo.
Gazhane Museum

I simply stood in large puddles. Those who rose with waters and reached the trees were undoubtedly in the deepest state of their sleep. The earth is entirely covered and bony. Under my feet, it is hard, soft and slippery. I am here. We were here. Inside the melt. Melting into each other and then starting over and over. Utterly unexpected. Rinsing each other. No doubt that this is a deep sleep. From the sky to the earth, hitting our skin.

This performance is like the clean water running between life and death.