The installation was made for the exhibition Beyond the Vessel: Myths, Legends, and Fables in Contemporary Ceramics around Europe at Vehbi Koç Foundation’s gallery Meşher in Istanbul. The Installation too up the main space facing the busy İstiklal Avenue. The exhibition coincided with the Istanbul Biennial and was seen by over 45.000 people.

About:
Reflecting her Danish ancestry and the tales of northern European folklore Malene Hartmann Rasmussen’s work is a metaphor for the relationships of her past – both with her family and the adolescence she left behind. The brightness, playfulness and immediate visual appeal belies a darker narrative where reality and daydreams are merged.
The title of the installation is Fantasma - the Spanish word for ghosts - and the works reflect the time honoured use by human beings of figurative sculpture as talismanic objects. A strong presence of worship, ritual magic and the supernatural is running through the installation Fantasma [Ghost]. As a form of catharsis, the artist tries to exorcise misery, anger and grief as were they demons; Feelings relating to the loss of her father and mother and the memories of a time now gone.

Materials: ceramics, neon, robe, wood
Size: h: 275 cm width: 340 cm d: 270 cm (central platform with works)