Artist
Güneş Terkol
Güneş Terkol lives and works in Istanbul. She takes inspiration from her immediate surroundings, collecting materials and stories that she weaves into her sewing pieces, videos, sketches, and musical compositions. She is a member of the Ha Za Vu Zu artist collective and the GuGuOu music group. Her artworks are mostly inspired by mythological stories, her own past, and her dreams; the starting point of many series is the female conversations she saved during workshops she organized in different countries. She sews and embroiders fine transparent fabrics, layering them one after another so that colours, memories, stories, and dreams are superimposed. Terkol graduated from Mimar Sinan University's Faculty of Fine Arts (Painting) in 2004 and received her master's degree from Yıldız Technical University. She has participated in the Lyon Biennale (2007), Gwangju Biennale (2014), São Paulo Biennial (2016), and the 16th Istanbul Biennial (2019).
About the Work
Hu Hu Hu by Güneş Terkol is a vibrant series of works inspired by the childhood stories and lullabies that shaped the artist's early world. "Hu hu hu" — an onomatopoeic phrase used in Turkish lullabies to soothe children — becomes the foundation for a visual exploration of how oral traditions create shared cultural memory. Terkol's textile-based works combine embroidery, appliqué, and painting to create layered narratives that celebrate the communal act of storytelling. The series honors the voices of grandmothers, mothers, and caregivers who transmit culture through the simple, powerful act of singing a child to sleep.