Ata Dogruel
40.2
Strokes
Performance
40 days, 960 hours non-stop
15 October – 24 November 2023
Curator: Simge Burhanoğlu
In collaboration with Performistanbul.
2023

Intention Statement

The second performance of the ‘Project 40’ takes place in uncertain locations within everyday life, with undefined audiences. In this performance;

For 40 consecutive days, I will be wearing a single white T-shirt.

I do not take off this T-shirt throughout the entire 960-hour process.

I do not wear anything underneath or on top of this T-shirt.

To document the T-shirt’s change/transformation, I take one photograph every day at 7:00 PM.

The performance starts with the first photograph taken on October 15th at 7:00 PM and ends with the last photograph taken on November 24th at 7:00 PM, after which I take off the T-shirt.

After the performance, this T-shirt is framed to display its surfaces.

Ata Doğruel, 2023