THE GRAVE

2010 / 2016
OSB board, soil, grass
The Grave is a site-specific, living sculpture that exists between monument and organism. First realized in Slovakia in 2010 during the XV SOCHA an OBJEKT Sculpture Festival, and later recreated in Istanbul in 2016, the work adapts to different cultural and spatial contexts while preserving its core meaning.

Constructed from plywood structures covered with soil and seeded grass, the sculpture requires regular care—watering and trimming—to remain alive. In contrast to the negative form of a body-shaped cavity in the ground, which naturally merges with the earth, the elevated, grass-covered surface depends on human attention. The grave is therefore not a place of finality or abandonment, but one that demands responsibility and ongoing presence.

By transforming a symbol of death into a living, fragile form, The Grave reflects on memory, care, and the conditions under which meaning is sustained. As a living sculpture, it invites collective engagement and foregrounds the relationship between nature, time, and human commitment.living organism - grass needs to be watering and trim regularly.
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