ANCIENT FUTURES · 2025
Frangipani
Hand-knotted Afghan carpet · Kızıl Kule, Alanya · 2nd Türkiye Textile Biennial · 2025
Frangipani is a hand-knotted Afghan carpet of 6 m², woven at a density of 45 × 45 knots per cm.
The work was exhibited at Kızıl Kule — the Red Tower, the historic Seljuk fortification of Alanya — as part of the 2nd Türkiye Textile Biennial, “Dalga Kumaş” (Wave Fabric), curated by Nihat Özdal. Spread across the archaeological sites of Alanya and Gazipaşa, the biennial traced textile through history, archaeology and the Mediterranean.
- Medium
- Hand-knotted Afghan carpet
- Size
- 6 m²
- Knot density
- 45 × 45 knots / cm
- Exhibition
- 2nd Türkiye Textile Biennial — “Dalga Kumaş”
- Curator
- Nihat Özdal
- Venue
- Kızıl Kule (Red Tower), Alanya, Antalya — historic site
- Dates
- 22.02–13.04.2025
