The full title of this work is:
Openings to the water I stopped searched for cracks
and the wanting parts I fixed A boat
sold by the daughter of its builder, a fisherman,
to a shipwright who left it there
In the summer of 2012, I used a dilapidated 1960s fishing boat found near Istanbul’s Yenikapi district as a mold to produce a concrete boat. The outside shows a generalized form, while the internal surface reveals a detailed impression of the original boat’s exterior (lower left) both of which are the result of generations of local boat-builders adaptations to specific challenges— meteorological, economic, and aesthetic.
For extensive photo documentation of the process of building Openings to the water… see:
PHASE ONE: ORIGINAL BOAT PREP AND MOVING
PHASE TWO: CONSTRUCTION
PHASE THREE: MOVING AND DISPLAY
PHASE FOUR: FINAL LOCATION
