Labor of Her Hands, Light of Her Eyes
Conceived as an artists’ book, Labor of Her Hands, Light of Her Eyes has taken shape as an exhibition in the evocative setting of Eldem Art Space Dalyancı Mansion. The exhibition leads the visitor on a journey, starting from the site of the find and continuing with an exploration of the found objects and how they can speak to us, with or without words. The book, published with the support of SAHA Sustainability Fund, is released in conjunction with the exhibition opening.
Labor of Her Hands, Light of Her Eyes (Elinin Emeği Gözünün Nuru), Maury Vaughan and Melike Taşcıoğlu Vaughan, 2023. 17,5 x 24 cm, 160 pages, edition of 220, English and Turkish. ISBN 978-605-82087-3-5. Published with the support of SAHA Sustainability Fund.
Daire
For my solo show Daire at Are Projects in 2020, I had a chance to experiment with editing and storytelling in two different mediums. I was able tell the story of this exhibition in the beautiful gallery space and also in the space of a book. The idea for Daire germinated during lockdown. Becoming obsessed with cleanliness, I purchased a steam cleaner and found myself looking at the egdes, corners and deeper dimensions of the walls and floor in my apartment. The cleaning frenzy turned into a very disciplined investigation of new landscapes in the living space, and the observation of man-made borders.
Cover printed on Conqueror Olina Regular Natural White 250 gr, book block on Magno Volume White 150gr, 4 color H-UV offset printing. Sections sewn, PUR binding with cover flaps.
Daire by Melike Taşcıoğlu, 2020, 15 × 21 cm, 80 pages. Produced in a limited edition of 200. ISBN 978-605-08287-2-8
F
A photocopy fanzine created for the sake of a photocopy fanzine. Using the old-school photocopy machine, the intense black and white images of books and pages are used throughout the fanzine, narrated by shadows of the hand. This book produced as a part of the invited exhibiton F, curated by Umut Altıntaş.
Melike’s F, photocopy on paper, staple bound, A4, edition of 40, each signed and numbered, 2019.
Let Them Come (Bırakınız Gelsinler)
A book of poems, written and designed by Melike Taşcıoğlu. What does writing a book mean, really? Writing the content, designing the content, designing the book? This book plays with this idea through discrete design twists, layering a personal, almost kitsch poetry to portray skin-deep interactions and drawings to express indelible impressions of love and life.
Let Them Come (Bırakınız Gelsinler), H-UV offset lithography on Munken Print White paper, edition of 400, each and numbered, 2017. ISBN 987-605-82087-0-4
The Magical Dissappearence of
This is the story of the sudden dissapearence of some text messages and a man. A book written by Melike Taşcıoğlu, book writing as in writing the text and creating the book as a whole. Planning to reprint and properly publish this one soon...
The Magical Disappearence of, color laser print on paper, first edition, 10 copies, 2017.