Kinetic Sculpture
2017-2020
Resin, baklava, chrome suspension pipe and spring, DC motor, Raspberry Pi, cable
160x100x5cm
Flying Baklava Carpet is a kinetic installation composed of individual baklavas encased in resin blocks. Joined together, the blocks form a carpet that appears to rise from the ground and fly forward. The baklavas at the raised end are allowed to decay, while those fixed to the ground are preserved with a resin formulation designed to resist deterioration. Within the same structure, inheritance is held between preservation and decomposition: some parts endure while others change or disappear. The work brings together the flying carpet and baklava, two forms shaped by overlapping histories, geographies and collective memories. Rather than assigning either to a single origin, Flying Baklava Carpet creates a speculative mythology from their movement and material transformation. It asks what we preserve, what we allow to change and what we choose to carry forward.