SURD

Video | 3:13 min. | HD | Istanbul | Turkey | 2017

The video SURD, a two-channel projection, is a combination of two real snapshots, which are accompanied by a monologue in voiceover. The left side of the video shows a close-up of a representative, who recites a form of mantra about fleeing, home and loss, and who stands for the fates of many others. As a vis-à-vis, he creates a direct confrontation with the spectator. A smartphone screen depicts a staging of the Afghan army in a propaganda pop video, promoting the recruitment of new soldiers. It presents itself in a form of contradiction and discordance with the intimate and personal words of the protagonist, who refers to his own destiny as a fugitive.