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ARTIST AMSTERDAM OF FOTODOC GALLERY GALLERY SPECIAL SPECIAL ARTIST OFPAN GALLERY ‘NIEK WATERBOLK
SEBIHA DEMIR One of the artists at the stand of Rademakers Gallery, Sebiha Demir, creates sculptures of animals out of an unconventional material; .22 calibre bullet casings. Demir’s choice of material is intended to strengthen the meaning she hopes to convey in her work. Demir is inspired by the increasing threat of human behaviour to exotic animals and the ambiguous relation ship between humans and the natural world. The playful postures and glowing but almost fuzzy, features of the gorillas, elephants, panthers, and bears, give them a pet-like quality. That only intensifies the contrast between the initial appearance of the sculpture and the seriousness of Demir’s message.
sebiha.nl Elephant, 2016, Bullet shells, 70 x 66 x 50 cm, 27 1/2 x 26 x 19 3/4 inch
