05/06/2026
Isaac Chong Wai‘s works are now on view at the 7th Mardin Biennial - “SKYground” in Mardin, Turkey, running through 21 Jun 2026.
🚣♂️ In the project 𝙄 𝙈𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙖 𝘽𝙤𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙣, Chong made a life-size boat out of segments of wire fences he cut out from a prison in Weimar. While the boat is made out of penetrable metal fences and is thus futile as a transportation vessel, the artist dragged it across the city of Weimar back to the prison, charting a fictional path between geographical mobility and escapist fantasy.
🟦 The paintings in the project depict fences with colored lines. By intentionally leaving lines missing, the artist transforms the representation of a fence into an object that addresses fragility and permeability.
🔗 Link in bio for more info
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𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 - ”𝗦𝗞𝗬𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱“
Curated by Çelenk Bafra
📅 Until 21 Jun 2026
📍 Deyrulzafaran Monastery/Sakıp Sabancı Mardin City Museum, Mardin, Turkey
🕐 10am - 5pm
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Images:
[1] Installation view of 𝘐 𝘔𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘢 𝘉𝘰𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯–𝘈 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘦 (2015)
[2] Installation view of 𝘐 𝘔𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘢 𝘉𝘰𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯–𝘈 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘞𝘦𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘳 (2015)
[3] Installation view of 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘦 (2018-2020)
Images courtesy of artist and Mardin Biennial
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