ela kazdal
Ela is an artist and filmmaker based in London and a video editor at MUBI. She has presented her films at Salt Beyoğlu in Istanbul (TR), Æden in Berlin (DE), Everyman Cinema, Firstsite, Fabrica, Royal College of Art (UK) The Film-maker’s Cooperative in New York (US) and the International Film Festival Rotterdam (NL).
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In Days Of Heatwave
5-7 October 2023 at hArtslane | group exhibition
Sunburns
Resin, print.
2023
From an open call for photographs of sunburns from friends.
Reverse Tantalus
Fan, small media player, micro-usb cord.
2023
Structuralist film which is both the recording of an act in real time and the presented film. A video of me, sunbathing in southern Turkey plays on a small screen.
In Greek Mythology, Tantalus's punishment was to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree. Whenever he reached for the fruit, the branches raised beyond his grasp. Whenever he bent down to drink, the water receded before him. Forever deprived of nourishment.
Forest Fresh
12 Little Trees Air Fresheners, paracord.
2023
Installation of Little Trees Air Fresheners hung from the ceiling using paracord, creating a small forest. The name comes from the “Forest Fresh” air freshener in Green, which was unavailable to buy anywhere at the time of making.