GÖZDE İLKIN

DRIFTED NARRATIVES GÖZDE İLKIN

Lives and work in Istanbul

‘Drifted Narratives’ (2009—21) presents a series of materials, sketches, and notes brought together as a printed collection of thoughts and perspectives. The final booklet allows us to see how ideas have changed and evolved over time—‘drifting.’ The collection has been made by Gözde İlkin with the intent of allowing the printed series to travel and encounter different people in various places and settings. This will allow the ideas, sensations, and thoughts to accumulate over the journey, integrating the visitors’ perspectives in the six destinations.

As a memory of the working process, this printed series touches on different concepts—including borders, gender, gentrification, and the exploration of how we can heal through nature.

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Gözde İlkin works on household fabrics such as tablecloths, curtains, and bedsheets. Her works represent social identity, social processes, and memories. Political, social, cultural, and gender motifs are intertwined in her drawings with organic forms. It is a trace of healing techniques, transformations, and the idea of belonging that connects plants, animals, and humans.