Studio

The concepts of rhythm and measurement lie at the foundation of Cevdet Erek’s works and site-specific installations, which investigate the units, structures, and forms that guide our perception of space and time. In 2007, Erek produced his first ruler, which begins with the year of his birth. Since then, he has continued to make rulers to mark and interpret successive events and relationships drawn from a wide spectrum that ranges from the temporal units of day, night, week, and year, to individual and social turning points, and to historical ruptures like coups and wars.
In the video “Studio”, which is projected on a small screen in the form of an infinite backdrop atop a pedestal, Cevdet Erek plays the rhythm of an imaginary timetable, reducing it to musical notation.

Video stills