Gamze Araz Eskinazi’s practice makes visible a relationship established between breath, the body and time by transcending the material nature of glass. In her spanning over twenty years, glass is not merely a material to be shaped, it is the expression of an inner flow, a space for dialogue between the inhaled and the exhaled. Breath, in this context, transforms into a secondary medium working in conjunction with the glass. BİR İZ, can be interpreted both as a turning point in this long-standing relationship and as a retrospective intensification of it.

The heart form at the center of the exhibition is treated here not so much as a biological organ but as a transitional zone between the physical and the metaphysical. The heart is a boundary as much as it is a sign of life: a fragile threshold placed between the living and the beyond, shifting the body to another plane the moment it ceases. The glass hearts of Eskinazi invite the audience to confront their inner narrative. The color transitions, opacities, and fractures appearing on the glass surfaces are more than mere aesthetic choices; they are the material manifestations of internal transformations. Each work emerges as a concentrated imprint of emotional and spiritual layers.

Within Eskinazi’s approach, fragility is not a weakness, but a condition for transformation. Just like the inevitable relationship glass forms with fire, human beings cannot reach wholeness without passing through their own fractures. In this context, BİR İZ, is not just a personal narrative, it points at a collective experience at the same time: the idea that the luminous state we carry within us in the beginning, preserves its essence, even as it transforms over time.

Opening at Summart on April 9, 2026, BİR İZ deeply explores the state of being human, the transformation of the individual, and the place of each personal journey within the collective.