“The Shortest Distance, an accidental series” by Talha Kabasakal has been installed in the A2A Alcove, located on the upper mezzanine of the William R. Jenkins Architecture and Art Library. Talha Kabasakal, a second-year student at the University of Houston, College of Architecture and Design, is majoring in industrial design and pursuing his goal of becoming a car designer. His series of ink-on-paper works that, in large measure, depict the artist’s life and expectations, referencing his love of cars, his preferred color red, and his native Turkey. In one particular piece Talha has played upon the notion of a personal geographic dichotomy by juxtaposing two places, two different countries – the familiar and the foreign, the old and the new, the past and the future. Though each occupies discrete areas, isolated at opposite sides of the composition, the two are connected by a bridge. Talha believes that there should always be a bridge, a connection. That bridge could represent hope, remembrance, love…
The library supports UH student artists by hosting exhibitions of their work throughout the year. All displayed works are digitally documented and included in the UH Digital Library. You’re cordially invited to stop by the William R. Jenkins Architecture and Art Library for a look at The Shortest Distance, on display through April.
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