Higher than the Ground, Lower than the Sky (2022-2024)
Electrostatics paint on iron
Each; 420 x 45 x 20 cm

Higher than the Ground, Lower than the Sky consists of fixed ascending stairs indicating the pedestal heights of public space sculptures in different cities. Pedestals serve the function of lifting things placed on them, yet in the installation, their heights converge with the bodies of the stairs, the tools of the up-and-down movement. Therefore, the installation both diverts an object with daily use from its function and gives it a new function. The irregularly arranged steps of the stairs draw a portrait of the hierarchal order in the public space, while the possibility of moving the steps when necessary shows that this hierarchy can be reconstructed at any moment. Higher than the Ground, Lower than the Sky also allows it to be read as a measuring object indicating the invisible layers rising from the ground.

Installation view; Upfalling Ones exhibition at Dirimart, istanbul
Photo 2,3,4,6,7: Nazlı Erdemirel