Endless Field, 2017

48 hours,

Zilberman Projects, Istanbul

Curated by Simge Burhanoğlu

In collaboration with Perfomistanbul

The artist ıs with noıse cancellıng headphones, and blındfolded for 48 hours straıght.

he just thınks.

©Ata Doğruel

*Note to The Audience:

“Endless Field is a 48-hour performance with no intervals, on the meditation practice. A desire of exploration to the depths of my mind, my thoughts, my memory. A journey. An effort to navigate step by step, in an indescribable darkness which harbor endless light sources. Holding on the words in a void with no directions. Maybe to get lost. Or the worry of re-birth.

I can not see or hear you. That is why I would like to communicate with you in other ways. please feel comfortable and free to do the things that come to your mind. If you can reach out to my inward voyage, you will be welcomed, be certain. I only ask for your silence. If you see see me apart from my stone I am holding in my hand, understand that my mind is closed and I drifted into a state of sleep. In that case, I kindly ask you to wake me up and put the stone back into my hand, so that I can continue my journey into the endless field.”

With love, Ata.

* 'Note to the audience' was written by the artist prior to the performance and distributed to the audience by the staff during the performance.

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