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Turks often refer to their country as the devlet baba, or father state. Says Minister of State Sukru Sina Gurel, the government's spokesman: "According to the age-old tradition, the individual belonged to the state and could expect good and evil from it." In the quake zone, people learned that they could expect nothing when, after 48 hrs., no organized authority had come to their aid. In many instances, rescue teams from overseas arrived on the scene first. A collapse of communications was part of the problem--Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit wasn't awakened from his slumber in Ankara...
...Sina satirically answers this problem. A sign on one piece says "Push button for artist's explanation of exhibit." The button activates a pair of false teeth that chatter noisily, interrupting the flute music and offering no help...
...most dramatic of Sina's work is too big for an indoor gallery, but two wall posters describe the pieces. Sina collaborated with Otto Pienento create two 300-foot fhelium-filled polyethylene arcs with 75 two-foot-long red neon rods. These works, entitled "Neon Rainbows," have set the groundwork for a future 3000-foot version...
Interaction with nature is especially important in the large-scale works. Sina is able to control the lights in the rainbows so he can synchronize the flashes with the swaying of the arcs...
...currently has two other exhibits in its galleries. Neither is as thrilling or as much fun as the Sina sculpture, but they are worth a look...