Collective Weight - Istanbul

55 x 45 cm | 2026
Oil on canvas

This painting is inspired by people who carry their own struggles. We all walk on different ropes, balancing our lives as best we can - sometimes steady, sometimes on the edge of falling. Each step holds tension, effort, and quiet resilience.

Along the way, we change. We transform.

Shaped by what we carry, what we endure, and what we survive. This is life: fragile, unstable at times, yet deeply human.

Living in Istanbul also became a big source of inspiration for this piece. The city moves fast, and behind every crowded street there are thousands of invisible stories, pressures, dreams, and personal battles. Watching people constantly trying to hold themselves together in such an intense environment made me reflect on the quiet weight we all carry.

Collective Weight reflects this shared experience, where individual stories come together, reminding us that no one walks their rope alone.