Inside - 1 Sculpture

BELGIN BOZSAHIN was born and brought up in Turkey and has been living in London for the last three decades. She has exhibited in Istanbul, London, Bergen and on the QE2 liner. Many of her works are in private collections in Turkey, UK, Ireland, Portugal and the USA. Drawing on the themes of existence, self and identity Belgin creates sculptural ceramic works and installations. Working with such powerful themes, she is able to draw on personal understanding and knowledge that helps her relate and communicate with others. Life shapes us like a sculptor; what constitutes the material boundary of the body - the skin, is embellished with a patina that has built up over a lifetime of experience. Belgin's extraordinary sculptures exemplifies the notion of accumulating layers forming strata and hiding something beneath that can be easily read by the viewer. Her Beneath the Surface and Abstract wall series examines the notion of continuing evolution and change; that things are not perfectly smooth, spotless or still. She says that her work is about the contrast between inside and out and the tension this creates. Perhaps the work epitomises the dynamic force inherent in all of life's many layers weaving its magic allowing textures to morph and create anew.