Rüzgarin Dilinde — Lacavalla Rosa

A warm summer breeze brings with it a language of its own – voices, finger snaps, prayers, and dance turns. This is the conversation of the wind, whispered on the shores of Ayvalık, a place where the immense blue of the Aegean becomes a stage. Here, a slow dance unfolds, a quiet choreography of lives intertwined in the waves that carry travelers until they reach the shores of Mytilene and back.

The sea, a timeless witness, holds the memory of every
person who has crossed its surface. Rüzgarın Dilinde (In
The Language Of The Wind) invites the audience to listen
closely to these echoes. Each photograph, each artifact, and
each imaginative sound acts as a portal to these unseen and
unheard narratives. They speak of journeys, of hope, and of
the connection to a landscape that is both a boundary and a
bridge.

The liminal space between two shores is seen as a space
of shared histories. The works do not simply depict a place,
they embody the very breath of the Aegean, revealing a
shade of lives woven together by the sea itself.

The project is currently in progress, having originated during a month-long residency at Gate27 in Ayvalık, Turkey. The experience initiated a dive into local craftsmanship and its histories, focusing on how physical materials – like clay and found artifacts – can act as vessels for the overlapping narratives.

The work is accompanied by a series of artifacts and the preliminary drawings used to shape their forms.

Legend has it that these clay vessels were discovered on the shores of Ayvalık and Mytilene, carried there by the currents. They were crafted to capture the sounds of the wind traveling from one side to the other – the same air breathed by both Turkish and Greek populations for generations. Much like a seashell holds the roar of the ocean, these artifacts are imagined to hold the whispers of a bygone era, kept in homes as talismans of memory.

Their preliminary drawings and cardboard models are no longer just preparatory steps; they have claimed their own value within the narrative, representing the architectural skeleton of a memory being rebuilt.

Single-channel video installation 3’25’’
black and white, mute

A vertical video with no sound, is designed to make viewers feel the sensation of wind. By observing the images, they are encouraged to imagine the possible sounds, creating their own experience.