While I tried to defeat you
I was defeated
Year
2022
Location
Turkey
Collaboration with:
Derya Gunaydin, Ali Bey
The main topic of my video installation is the futility of striving for supremacy and glory. Victory at what cost? When we defeat the power, don't we enter the role of power at the same time? Doesn't all the aggression, the struggle for supremacy and the oppression of victory put us in the position of those who must be defeated?
Despite this, conflict is an integral part of our existence. In my work, the ego rivalry line in interpersonal relationships; The aesthetics of war are intertwined with military footage or interviews reminiscent of frontline warfare.
The questions prevails, “Is it an interpretation of international conflicts, a reflection of a futile attempt to defeat those we hate, or a depiction of conflict within ourselves?”


