But All That Glitters Is Not Gold
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Nezaket Ekici But All That Glitters Is Not Gold Videoperformance 2014 The Video performance shows Ekici confining herself in a golden cage, with 30 golden keys hanging above the cage. She tries to stretch her hand and arm through the bars to grab the nearest key in order to open the door and liberate herself from the cage. What starts like an easy game becomes oppressing as time passes by. She barely moves her arms and hardly reaches out through the grid. Her breathing gets heavier with each attempt; yet, she tries her luck with one key after the other until she finds the right one to escape her self-chosen destiny. Since the ancient times, the golden cage has been one of the symbols of self-inflicted confinement and imprisonment. Similarly, cities – and entire countries as well – can be compared to a golden cage. The golden cage in this performance is used to express the feelings of one’s confinement and suppression. Ekici developed this work during her stay in the Culture Academy Villa Tarabya, Istanbul, within her residence scholarship, between December 2013 and September 2014. 7 Nezaket Ekici But all that glitters is not gold Videoperformance 2014 Duration oft he Video: 08:50 min, Medium: HD 16:9 ,Mp4, Colour sound, Filmed at Culture Academy Tarabya Istanbul Camera: Güvenç Özgür, Yunus Emre Aydın Editing: Branka Pavlovic Sound: Janja Loncar Techniciens: Artin Ahoron, Volkan Kaplan, Ali Güvenç Atılgan, Costume Design: Nezaket Ekici Dresscutter: Belgü Moda Evi Equipment: Golden Cage , 30 golden keys, 30 nylon treads, white pedestal, costume Photo: Güvenç Özgür
