Eller
Eller in the Abdi İpekçi Park, Ankara
39°55′40″N 32°51′23″E / 39.927717°N 32.856264°E / 39.927717; 32.856264
LocationAbdi İpekçi Park, Ankara
DesignerMetin Yurdanur
MaterialPoured concrete on metal frame
Completion date1979 (1979)

Eller is a 1979 sculpture by Metin Yurdanur located in the Abdi İpekçi Park in Ankara.

The sculpture was made by Metin Yurdanur in 1979 for the Abdi İpekçi Park.[1][2] About the sculpture, Yurdanur stated "i see the hands as part of the brain and the eyes."[2] The sculpture is made from poured concrete over a metal construction.[1]

It was initiated as part of an initiative towards the end of the 70's by the Mayor of the Ankara Municipality, Ali Dinçer. The initiative aimed to put sculptures free in topic around the public spaces of the city.[2][3][4]

The last pouring of the concrete for the sculpture was done before the 12 September coup. Yurdanur was worried, particularly due to the warm temperature at the time, that he would not be able to water the concrete due to the ban on going outside during the coup. As soon as the ban was lifted he went to water the concrete.[5]

The sculpture was renovated/refreshed by Yurdanur himself, 43 years after its initial opening. Yurdanur stated that "It is important for living artists to overhaul their own works years later."[2]

References

Sources

  • Kıdıman, Ebru (11 October 2020). "Kentin İmgeleri: Ankara'nın Heykelleri – 2 / Eller". soL. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  • Sönmez, Begüm (2015). "1980'lerde Kamusal Alan Heykelleri: Ankara ve İstanbul" (PDF) (in Turkish). Ankara: Hacettepe University Social Sciences Institute. Retrieved 4 November 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • Yaman, Zeynep Yasa (Jan 2011). ""Siyasi/Estetik Gösterge" Olarak Kamusal Alanda Anit ve Heykel" [Public Monuments and Sculptures as "Political/Aesthetic Statement"] (PDF). METU Architecture Faculty Journal (in Turkish). 28 (1): 69–98. doi:10.4305/METU.JFA.2011.1.5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  • Yılmaz, Murat (21 September 2022). "Eller'i 43 yıl sonra yeniledi". Hürriyet. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  • Yurttadur, Oğuz (2013). Kamusal Alanda Sergilenen Heykellerin Sanat Alt Kültürünün Oluşumundaki Rolü [The Role of the Statues Exhibited at Public Sphere on the Formation of art Subculture] (PhD) (in Turkish). Necmettin Erbakan University – via ProQuest. ProQuest 28679739

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