Sculpture, 36x23x16 cm Cloves, Shower Handle, 2023
Synesthetic Beings is a series of sculptural forms in which cloves gradually cover and transform fragments of daily waste, such as a showerhead, an egg carton, a cream tube, and a disposable hair-dye comb. Through the repetitive act of inserting cloves into their surfaces, the objects acquire a new skin, becoming hybrid bodies suspended between residue, reptilian surfaces, and ritual objects. The work refers to Sêva Mêxekrêj, a Kurdish ritual in which an apple is covered with cloves and offered as a gesture of love, remembrance, or reconciliation. Here, this slow and careful gesture is transferred onto disposable materials, contrasting the speed of consumption with the persistence of touch, smell, and memory. Smell becomes a sensory archive, while the altered forms hold traces of care, waste, and transformation.
