Dust Breeding (2011)

Vinyl, closed-circuit video camera, HD monitor W951 x H1545 cm floor sections, wall sectionsW756 x H251 cm and W839 x H184 cm

Çavuşoğlu’s solo exhibition at The Pavilion Downtown Dubai reprises his interests in the ‘Duchampian’ by probing post-object art through showcasing an interactive vinyl perspective floor drawing entitled Dust Breeding. The inspiration behind this work exists within its title, which is borrowed from American photographer and painter Man Ray’s 1920 photograph Dust Breeding of Duchamp’s Large Glass with Dust Notes (1921). The photograph was purposely taken after it had collected a year’s worth of dust and debris and marked Duchamp’s year-long residency in New York, where he had met and befriended Man Ray. After the photograph was taken Duchamp cleaned the glass of all dust particles apart from one section, which he permanently fastened on to the glass using a cement solution. Cavusoglu’s commentary on this iconic Duchamp work draws its reference from the physical and conceptual documentation of dust and debris, which he utilises to create a form of informal architecture in the form of a perspective drawing based on the notion of a real building that ren- ders the idea of dust and sand as ephemeral and timeless matter. Sara Raza (The Pavilion, Downtown Dubai, 2011)