Melis Buyruk
ENG
Blooming Carpet, 2025
White clay, wooden frame, hand-building, 1240℃, 110 x 150 x 12cm.
Melis Buyruk works with ceramics by shaping every element by hand, following the flow of nature. Forms found in nature may look similar at first glance, but on closer look each has its own distinct appearance and character. This idea becomes an important starting point in the artist's way of working.
She calls this ongoing series 〈Habitat〉. 〈Habitat〉 also carries the image of the "carpet," which has long played an important role across many cultures and traditions. Historically, carpets were often seen as symbolic gardens that condensed nature into a single surface, since flowers, plants, and natural landscapes were transformed into repeating patterns, rhythms, and surface ornament. Drawing inspiration from this tradition, she reworks the compositional logic of the carpet within her ceramic practice.
In this way, she revisits the age-old concept of the "garden" through ceramics, weaving traditional imagery together with a contemporary sculptural language. The resulting work sits at the point where heritage and imagination meet, creating a new "habitat" where memory, nature, and this present moment dwell together.
