I didn’t like these colours! (2026)
Paint on wood
19 pieces, each; 45 × 45 × 4 cm

I didn’t like these colours! (2026) is drawn from the colours encountered by politicians, intellectuals and journalists in Turkey, who have been subjected to and faced a cycle of unjust detention. The installation presents this journey’s colour palette, composed of hues digitally sampled by the artists from social media and press images of police uniforms, police vehicles, detention centres, interrogation rooms, courthouse corridors, court rooms, prison gates, cell doors, and walls. 

Tracing the individual’s journey from home to a prison cell, this chronological sequence presents itself as a colourful abstract installation. The gaps left between transitions highlight the spatial passages and pauses within the process.

Installation view; If you wanna go outside, get inside, Dirimart London
Photo: Todd-White