Possibilistic Grounds

Possibilistic Grounds
Multimedia Installation
2021

Project by Yelta Köm

Possibilistic Grounds is a multimedia installation featuring an aluminum cast topography and a single-channel 4K video lasting 14:20 minutes. For years, we have been trying to understand the world and represent it again with the help of computers. With the involvement of computers in the sixties, corresponding to the first attempts of digital mapping processes, land census, and calibration systems, the world’s first virtual images were rendered. As the earth becomes an intangible object assembled from satellite images, GIS data, aerial photos, and a globe to spin by clicking on a mouse, the technological tools that make this possible leave actual, physical traces on earth. Sometimes they bring material changes to the world, appear in archaeological sites, dissolve civilizations, or protect us, sometimes from magic, sometimes from radioactive rays. While the grounds are melting, our positions are getting lost day by day.

This work was part of the “Fluid Dynamics” exhibition at Versus Art Project, curated by Özge Maz.

Fabrication Coordination and Production: Solidified Design
Video Production and Documentation: Noyan Ayturan
Transportation: Volkan Işık