
Turkish delight is a traditional dessert, a delicacy eaten on special occasions, but otherwise kept put away in a box. This work uses Turkish delight as a symbol of Turkish women, it signifies our existence in a social, historical and religious context. The intimacy of feminine bodies, faces, and furnishing are combined with the architecture and landscape of Istanbul. The traditional Islamic conception of space—where “public” is synonymous with “male” and “private” with “female”—collapses. The interior, secretive world of women pours into the exterior, the ornate building collapses into the lace of a blanket. Women’s bodies continually wander the city for a place to exist; bodies traverse the insides and the outsides of the world, looking for a place equal to their powers and their desires.
















