Hande Şekerciler
Hande Şekerciler, Sculptor. Birth 1982, Bursa, Turkey. Graduated from University of Marmara, School of Fine Arts Education, Faculty of Sculpture. Collaborated with various artists after completing university education.
“Of course I feed upon reality for my sculptures. But I see a different reality: Our peaceful daily life with its routine rituals is in fact sits upon on a huge drift. We may fight, have an accident or die at any moment.
In “İmaginary Enemies”, I describe characters who are suddenly drawn to the threshold of insanity while they were going on with their peaceful daily routine. In my sculptures I don’t describe what they do but what’s going on in their minds at that exact moment. A woman fed up with his harassment thinking of killing her husband, a pregnant woman refusing her child because of social statue the motherhood brings and etc.
The thin line between fantasy and insanity is where I am interested. I use epoxy and acrylics because these materials allow me to establish the contrast between content and plastics. This way, my characters who entertain such horrid fantasies look like sweet cartoon heroines. These materials also allow me to add enough details to create that alternative reality feeling. “
WORKS
Hande Şekerciler – kaplan kaplan // tyger, tyger (2015)
Hande Şekerciler – gecenin ormanında / in the forest of the night (2015)
Hande Şekerciler – güldü mü o, görünce eserini? / did he smile his work to see? (2015)
Hande Şekerciler – korkunç simetri / fearful symmetry (2015)
Hande Şekerciler – korkunç simetri / fearful symmetry (2015)
Hande Şekerciler – neydi çekiç, ya zincir neydi? / what the hammer? what the chain? (2015)
Hande Şekerciler – neydi çekiç, ya zincir neydi? / what the hammer? what the chain? (2015)
Hande Şekerciler – o hangi kanatla yükselebilir? / on what wings dare he aspire? (2015)
Hande Şekerciler – o hangi kanatla yükselebilir? / on what wings dare he aspire? (2015)
Hande Şekerciler – yıldızlar mızraklarını aşağıya atınca / when the stars threw down their spears (2015)
Hande Şekerciler – No.1 (2015)
Hande Şekerciler – No.3 (2015)
Hande Şekerciler – No.5 (2015)
Hande Şekerciler – No.2 (2015)
Seçilmiş Sergiler:
2016
Contemporary Istanbul / Gaia Gallery – İstanbul
The Call of Marsyas w/ Gaia Gallery – Bodrum
Figürün Gizemi w/ Plato Sanat – İstanbul
Plaza Worker w/ Elgiz Museum – Istanbul
Small Faces, Large Sizes w/ Elgiz Museum – Istanbul
2015
Monophobia, solo exhibition w/ Gaia Gallery – Istanbul
On Paper w/ Gaia Gallery – Istanbul
Contemporary Istanbul w/ Gaia Gallery – Istanbul
2014
Untitled w/ Gallery Metazori – Alaçatı | July 2014
Batteries Not Included w/ Gallery Linart – Istanbul
Contemporary Istanbul w/ Gaia Gallery – Istanbul
2013
Are You As Great As Your Shadow w/ Cer Modern – Ankara
Friendship 2 w/ Artis Causa Gallery and Technohoros – Athens (Greece)
2012
Contemporary Istanbul w/Alan Istanbul – Istanbul
Warhola w/ Alan Istanbul – Istanbul
Group Exhibition w/ Çağla Cabaoğlu Gallery – Istanbul
Friendship 1 w/ Artis Causa Gallery – Thesseloniki
2011
Contemporary Istanbul w/ Çağla Cabaoğlu Gallery – Istanbul
Art Bosphorus Contemporary Art Fair w/ Çağla Cabaoğlu Gallery – Istanbul
İkametgah Kadıköy 2011
2010
Sıradakiler, solo exhibition w/ Gallery Selvin – Istanbul
Christmas Group Exhibition w/ Gallery Selvin – Istanbul
2009
My Name is Casper @ Sümerbank Building Karaköy – Istanbul
Artist 19. Istanbul Arts Exhibition @ Tüyap – Istanbul
İhsan Oktay Anar Symposium Exhibition w/ Bilgi University – Istanbul
2008
Artist 18. Istanbul Arts Exhibition w/ Casa Dell’Arte – Istanbul
Art Bosphorus Contemporary Arts Exhibition w/ Artium Arts Gallery – Istanbul
Summer Exhibition w/ Casa Dell’Arte – Istanbul
2007-2003
Taking Action w/ The Hall -Istanbul
35th Anniversary Exhibiton of Terakki Art Gallery w/ Terakki Art Gallery – Istanbul
Island Ferry Contemporary Arts Exhibition w/ Island Ferry – Istanbul
Mülayim Taaruz w/ Gallery X – Istanbul
