Pst… Pst… (2003)

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Single channel video of a 5 second loop, motion sensors.

A woman, on the streets of any large city in Turkey, is surely to hear remarks of appreciation,
occasionally favorable and once in a while disgraceful. Accustomed to the attention, I was
astonished to observe peoples strange ways of avoiding any eye contact in the United States. I felt at
home during my travels to Cuba, Havana, being a magnet of attention. Unlike my culture, women
of Latin American societies would also express liking and possession through a simple sound
made by the tongue and mouth ‘Pst’.

Sensor activated by gallery visitors, a video sculpture of a man with red lipstick, representing
both female and male, would appear on a TV screen calling out ‘Pst. pst…’.

Pst Pst… from devrim kadirbeyoglu on Vimeo.