words, worlds, molds, models

This work aims to understand the materiality and movement of different topographies in the Karapınar region. Words mimic the movement of sand, follow the edges of sinkholes, memorise the traces of ploughing through crops, and reveal the space occupied by the shadows of 3.2 million solar panels. Through making the model and recording it from different viewpoints, I have realised that some of these topographies can only be seen in their entirety from above, through a drone or Google Earth. The sinkholes themselves, however, call us to come closer, to see them in section from their edges. Sometimes, I play with light and shadow and watch as they create new sinkholes.