Hale Tenger, Strange Fruit, 2009
In Hale Tenger's recent exhibirion at Istanbul's Galeri Nev, Strange Fruit (2009), we walk through a dense wall of feathers into a darkened room illuminated by slowly moving stars. In this alternate world, a globe is suspended from the ceiling and we hear strange, ethereal music. In a second room, an inverted globe is suspended, this time with polirical enrities clearly marked, but with the names of nations and cities printed right side up.