Photo of Gunes Caglarcan for Shadows Collection

Although we all seem to have colorful lives, we have deep sorrows and hidden fears represented by dark shadows.

This is how “Shadows Collection” has begun.

Shadows Collection™

IDENTITY

An indoor art installation resembling a giant fingerprint with miniature people walking on it and on a nearby line, creating a sense of scale.

Each individual's life journey is unique, so the painting was made as a fingerprint. The fingerprint also shows the unique life journey of each individual as a labyrinth. This labyrinth refers to the difficulties and struggles we face throughout our life. The fingerprint represents uniqueness and challenges.

DISSOLVE

Street art graffiti depicting a couple kissing, with their shadow forming a single silhouette on the wall.

While our physical forms may differ, our emotions are transmitted to those nearest to us. Shadows symbolize our inner world and emotional bonds.

STRANGERS

Bird's eye view of numerous pedestrians crossing a striped red and white crosswalk, casting elongated shadows.

Each red stripe on the canvas describes events that happen to us throughout our lives. From the bottom right corner to the top left, a journey goes from birth to death. It represents the pattern of events that happen to people throughout their lives.

TIMELESS WATCH

Painting of a white textured surface with multiple small colorful human figures and their long shadows, arranged in a circular pattern.

Life is about the moment we live in. We can't go back in time and future is a mystery that we don’t know yet. All we can do is live in the moment.

This is the story of “Timeless Watch”.

TREE OF LIFE

A large, leafless tree with sprawling branches and roots, with two small human figures standing on separate platforms near the roots, all in black silhouette against a light background.

We come from nature and return to nature. Our roots are one with the nature. The melting and collapsing tree symbolizes both life and death. The shadows of the people show our connection with this life.