Portrait of the Sheikh, 2009
Halil Altindere
Portrait of the Sheikh, 2009
Oil on canvas, gold frame, safe case
Installation view
Photo by Alfredo Rubio
Artist Statement
I received an invitation from Sharjah Biennial 9 on November 2008 to create a site-specific project and then I went for a three day trip to Sharjah.
The idea for my project emerged when I saw the portrait of Sheikh Sultan, hanging at the entrance to the Sharjah Museum.
The work takes a classical portrait of the Sheikh but positions it on hinges and at an angle that reveals a safe embedded in the wall behind it.
2009
Excerpted from Provisions, Book 1, catalogue for the 9th Sharjah Biennial
This project was part of Sharjah Biennial 9
Artwork Images
ortrait of the Sheikh
Halil Altindere
2009
Oil on canvas, gold frame, safe case
Installation view
Photo by Alfredo Rubio
ortrait of the Sheikh
Halil Altindere
2009
Oil on canvas, gold frame, safe case
Installation view
Photo by Alfredo Rubio
ortrait of the Sheikh
Halil Altindere
2009
Oil on canvas, gold frame, safe case
Installation view
Photo by Alfredo Rubio
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