Herself / Himself, 2021
Screen Print on acrylic glass
each; 46*76 cm

“Herself / Himself” is a self-portrait project consisting of two stencil rulers made with the cross sections of the artists’ bodies from top to bottom, and is about the experience of isolation during the pandemic.

As we are in constant communication with our surroundings, the experience of very limited interaction with others – both visually and tactilely – created a distance not only to other things, but also to oneself. With limited interaction, most of the definitions of self created by relationships with the environment were lost. Paradoxically, this happened at a time when we were by ourselves more than ever.

“Herself / Himself” is an outcome of this paradoxical situation. It attempts to reposition the self in new circumstances and emphasises isolation by materialising the body. This repositioning creates a space to consider whether the new circumstances offer a closer look or a further distancing of the understanding of ourselves.

photos 1,15,16,17: Nazlı Erdemirel