About two weeks or so ago was Mahmet's birthday. A painter and neighbourhood friend of Julie's, he included us in an invitation to a dinner of traditional Turkish dishes. These images are after we'd all helped ourselves more than once. A mashed bean dish, white beans from his mother's mountain village, and rice stuffed vine leaves:
Roasted aubergine, some sauteed vegetables, and a fabulous salad of mesclun or lamb's ear greens in yoghurt or aryan:
The vegetables were endless, and then he brought out a sizzling prawn dish, quite spicy and followed by two massive fish, beautifully grilled. You'll have to use your imagination as there was nothing left by the time I'd remembered to picked up my camera.
That evening I met Reinier and Carolina,
a Dutch artist/designer couple who have been working on an exhibition during a one month period.They were in Istanbul last year for a similar project and this year are part of a larger program celebrating Dutch/Turkish relations over the centuries. One month of incredibly intensive work with Turkish craftsmen of all types. Their show opened tonight at GaleriBu, right across the street from my favourite butcher. A wonderful 3-story space:
and some interesting works. Reinier and Caroline did many pieces of cast bronze, including flows inspired by Richard Serra's lead throws:
Another series based on the phases of the moon started last year with SL forms cast in porcelain:
then explored in hand-beaten and raised copper:
and finally silver plated:
Beautiful! Reinier in front of one of his lighting pieces:
and his homage to Lichtenstein:
My favourite work was a take on the traditional Dutch still life:
and then there are Carolina's amazing shoes!
www.carolinawilcke.nl
www.reinierbosch.com
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