ELA KAZDAL
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       FILMOGRAPHY
if you seek amy
Thread, chain, beads and tacks
Early Stages of Carrying the Boulder
Looking for Nothing
CONCERTO OF AMBIGUITIES

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        EXHIBITIONS
Thirst Trap
In Days of Heatwave
Light Beams Under a Bridge
Odd Seeds
A Night of Opera and Film
The Creation of the World, The Now, The End

Thirst Trap is an exhibition organised by fifteen graduating Central Saint Martins BA Fine Art students.


A thirst trap is a photograph (such as a selfie) or video shared for the purpose of attracting attention or desire. It is always clearly posted or sent for the attention and admiration of one or more people. From a physiological standpoint, endorphins and neurotransmitters like oxytocin and dopamine can be released with the process of sharing thirst traps, leading to a sense of pleasure and an ambiguous or mas- turbatory alternative for actual physical sexual contact.

By strategically walking the border between revelation and conceal- ment, the thirst trap seeks to entice the libidinal drives of its intended audience and, by innocently stealing their attention, manipulate them.

Special thanks to the technicians at Central Saint Martins who helped realise my work for this show: Eva and Savvas in Woodwork; Ahilan in Metalwork; Ece and Kibi in Casting; Brian, Kevin and Lara in Digital Print; Daniel, Ed and Philip in Film and Video for their advice and support.


The View from Across
2024

Melted CRT monitor, DVD player, plywood plinth, expired Agfa Moviechrome Super 8 film transferred to video, CCTV footage of Salacak, Istanbul in a 6-minute-loop.


Totem
2024
Steel, acrylic, earrings, wrenches, hex bolts.

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Untitled (useless machine)
2024
DVDs, aluminium, acrylic, corner pieces, wrench, hex bolts and nuts.


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