Limonata gibi hava
Un temps frais
et acidulé
comme
une limonade
Marmalade skies
Yasemin Özcan
A collection of short autobiographical essays written by Yasemin Özcan. The relatively restrictive society that keeps its members “in line” is represented by blocks of underlined text. The last sentence of each essay breaks away and is arranged freely according to its meaning.
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The patronymic “Özcan” is written in black capitals to look authoritative; in contrast, the name “Yasemin” looks supple.
This discordant use of type that spoils the cover
is intentional.
The last line loses its energy and droops in embarrassment.
The last line suggests the wavy structure of the
Sculpture of the Mediterranean.
The last line loses its energy and droops in embarrassment (left).
The last line suggests the wavy structure of the Sculpture of the Mediterranean (right).
A celebration of precious moments of lightness and freedom, she “closes her eyes and sleeps spread out along the length of the bench.”
Text by Yasemin Özcan, published on the occasion of the exhibition Aylaklar (Flâneuses). Printed by Mas Matbaa in 2017.