Hope Against Hope, 2021
Upcycled plastic waste from the ocean.
Flag: 87 x 138 cm.
Included in the traveling project Flags for Future. 25 artists created a set of 25 flags made from up-cycled waste, a project to raise awareness of plastic pollution in the marine environment.
Flags for Future aims to support the conservation of our waters and shores as a percentage of the proceeds from the sales is donated to Parley for the Oceans and TURMEPA for a better future ahead.
In 2021 the artist flags were displayed by the iconic coast line Haliç, also Known as The Golden Horn, Istanbul, Turkey. Presented by ISTANBUL 74’ and Ûtopia, in partnership with Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair. Afterwards the project has been exhibited in various countries.
Artists: David Adjaye, Kezban Arca Batıbeki, Giasco Bertoli, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Blair Chivers, Ali Elmacı, Alphan Eşeli, José Parlá & Coby Kennedy, Krista Kim, Mathias Kiss, Hesselholdt & Mejlvang, Robert Montgomery, Gianni Motti, Jamie Nares, Ahmet Öğüt, Ferhat Özgür, Fabio Paleari, Frank Perrin, Seçkin Pirim, Kevin A. Rausch, André Saraiva, Tyler Spangler, Pınar Yoldaş, Aaron Young, Erdoğan Zümrütoğlu.
Photo: ISTANBUL 74’
