Elif Saydam

MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge

MIT List Visual Arts Center

A gallery entryway with scaffolding on the right and the back of a blue‬ patchwork-style painting in view. In the background, a painting hangs on an orange wall‬ adorned with gold spray-painted motifs.‬‭

A tile-like painting hangs on an orange wall decorated with gold spray-painted‬ motifs. To its left, a painted security mirror is mounted on a white wall.‬‭

A blue cinder block-patterned painting wraps from scaffolding to the wall; a‬ painted mirror and three other paintings hang throughout the gallery.‬‭

A round convex security mirror is covered by an interlocking brown star pattern‬ created by intersecting notched lines. The pattern is adorned with delicately painted‬ flowers.

One side of a yellow and blue kitchen sponge is painted or printed with a view‬ of a gas station. This scene is adorned with delicately painted flowers and other‬ ornamental gestures.

An entryway to a gallery with glass doors. Text reading “List Projects 32: Elif‬ Saydam” is displayed across the two doors. To the left of the entryway, a poster bearing‬ the exhibition title hangs. The poster features a detail of a tile-like painting with gold‬ spray-painted heart motifs that extend onto the adjacent white wall.

A poster for the exhibition List Projects 32: Elif Saydam hangs on a white wall.‬ The poster features a detail of a tile-like painting with gold spray-painted heart motifs‬ that extend onto the wall.‬‭

A view of the back side of a painting suspended across five steel beams. The‬ back features a blue patchwork pattern with beige rectangles dispersed throughout. Faint outlines of doorknobs are visible through some of the beige rectangles.‬‭

A view of a gallery space with two paintings on display. In the foreground on the‬ right, the back side of a painting hangs across four steel beams, composed of blue‬ patchwork pieces. In the background on the left, a painting featuring a brick pattern and‬ flowers hangs on a white wall.

A view of the back side of a painting suspended across five steel beams. The‬ back features a blue patchwork pattern with beige rectangles dispersed throughout. A‬ faint view of a painted security mirror is visible hanging on the opposite side of the steel‬ beams.‬

A view inside a gallery space where paintings are on display. In the background‬ to the left, three paintings of various sizes hang, including one in shades of red, brown,‬ and pink positioned in the corner of the room. On the right, the back of a painting‬ suspended across steel beams is visible

A corner of a white-walled gallery where three paintings are on display. On the‬ left is a small painting of a street scene. In the middle, a painting featuring a brick-like‬ pattern in shades of red, brown, pink, and orange is positioned in the corner of the‬ room. On the right, a small painting on a sponge is mounted on the wall.

A white-walled gallery with five paintings on display. The paintings vary in scale,‬ with two positioned in the corners of the space. Above the painting in the right corner, a‬ painted security mirror hangs on the wall.‬

A white-walled gallery where a painting‬‭ featuring a brick-like pattern in shades‬ of red, brown, pink, and orange is positioned in the corner of the room. The brick‬ patterns have a wood-grain like texture to them, with heart and floral motifs scattered‬ throughout.

A large blue painting hangs across steel beams and extends onto the white‬ wall of a gallery. The painting features a cinder block-like motif, with scattered patches‬ depicting doorknobs. Above the steel beams, a painted security mirror hangs.‬

A large blue painting hangs across steel beams and extends onto the white‬ wall of a gallery. The painting features a cinder block-like motif, with scattered patches‬ depicting doorknobs. Above the steel beams, a painted security mirror hangs.‬ Exhibition wall text is visible in the background behind the painting.

A large blue painting hangs across steel‬‭ beams and extends onto the white‬ wall of a gallery. The painting features a cinder block-like motif, with scattered patches‬ depicting doorknobs. Above the steel beams, a painted security mirror hangs.‬ Exhibition wall text is visible in the background behind the painting with a smaller‬ painting hanging to the right of the text.

A large blue painting hangs across steel‬‭ beams. The painting features a cinder‬ block-like motif, with scattered patches depicting doorknobs. In the background on the‬ right, a smaller painting hangs on a white wall.

A tile-like painting hangs on an orange‬‭ wall decorated with gold spray-painted‬ motifs. To its left, a painted security mirror is mounted on a white wall. On the right wall, a painting featuring a brick pattern with flowers and collage elements is displayed.‬

A tile-like painting hangs on an orange‬‭ wall decorated with gold spray-painted‬ motifs. To its left, a painted security mirror is mounted on a white wall. On the right wall,‬ a painting featuring a brick pattern with flowers and collage elements is displayed.

A painting with geometric breeze block patterns in various shades of red and‬ brown hangs on a rust-colored wall. Gold spray paint in exuberant heart shapes covers‬ the surrounding wall, bleeding onto the wall and onto the canvas itself.‬

A white wall displays the exhibition introduction text for‬<em>‭ List Projects 32: Elif‬ Saydam‬</em>‭ . To the right of the text, a small painting‬‭ hangs, depicting a bed of flowers‬ arranged in a heart shape embedded in a cobblestone street.

A close-up detail of a blue painting featuring a cinder block-like pattern. Within‬ the pattern is a section showing a doorknob with a reflection of a cell phone. To the‬ left, a small brown square contains a pink floral motif.

A close-up detail of a painting. The left side features a brick-like motif‬ composed of textured rectangles in shades of brown, green, red, and orange. On the‬ right, a tile-like surface contains two photo transfers of hands reaching toward each‬ other, with tiny flowers in between them. Along the right edge, red graﬃti-like marks‬ frame the painting.

A painting of a cobblestone street viewed‬‭ from above. At the center of the‬ frame, the cobblestones surround a bed of pink, orange, and yellow flowers in a heart‬ shape. Along the left side of the street, drains are visible, while blue and white paint‬ depicts water swirling around the flower bed. An ornate lattice print frames the edges of‬ the painting.

A close-up detail of a painting with geometric breeze block patterns in various‬ shades of red and brown. Gold spray paint in exuberant heart shapes covers the‬ surrounding wall, bleeding onto the wall.

A close-up detail of a round convex security mirror that is covered by an‬‭ interlocking brown painted star pattern. The uncovered “stars” are the exposed bare‬ mirror reflecting the gallery space. Dispersed amongst the star pattern are small blue‬ and yellow flowers with red brush strokes scattered across the mirror.‬

A close-up detail of a gallery corner. Above exposed steel beams hangs a‬ convex security mirror painted with red and blue brushstrokes that form a star-shaped‬ pattern of exposed mirror. The mirror reflects the gallery space. At the bottom of the‬ image, the edges of a painting hung on both sides of the corner peek into the frame.‬

Elif Saydam‭ List Projects 32: Elif Saydam‬MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge

Exhibition Images

Elif Saydam‭ List Projects 32: Elif Saydam‬
MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge