Fantasy portrait of the artist Lizzo (Melissa Viviane Jefferson) and Xuanwu / 玄武
and a man in the foreground with a splotch of red encircling his head
Printed on thick and textured Somerset Velvet paper using archival inks and the giclée printing technique
Northern and Shell building
Being at the extreme of something that keeps them connected
Dinner Guest empty Fantasy portrait of the artistIn Istanbul, where cats move freely between homes, cafs, and streets, belonging is not ownedit is shared. This image captures a quiet, familiar presence: a cat pausing as both observer and participant, neither stray nor pet, but part of the fabric of daily life. Layered through photographic transfer and textured disruption, the surface mirrors the way memory holds placefragmented, worn, yet enduring.