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“The realization of the project is just by a nice coincidence. When I was decomposing and dissolving
the paints, I was able to achieve on glass some visual effects on glass. These effects resembled a velvet
satin texture. When I was able to achieve strong visual effects, the idea of an exhibition came
into my mind. I made four pieces of work. I was then working
in Gural Family’s Hotel Project at Sapanca. The caftans I
made were in accordance with the concept of the hotel,
so they were used in the decoration. I had a
contract till the end of 2008. Thus, I had to delay
my plans for the exhibition. I was thinking
of returning back to Istanbul at the
end of my contract and prepare for
the exhibition, but I knew it would
be a quite costly project and I didn’t
have enough money. Actually, I was
going to use gold, silver and crystal
in my project and it would cost too
much for me. And, one day I got an
unexpected phone call!”
“Enchanted Glass” Came into Being in One Year and A Half
That unexpected call was from the assistant of Gonul Talu, the
chairman of Doğuş Instruction Company. According to Yaltıraklı,
as Gonul Talu and his son, board member Burak
Talu were spending a weekend at Gural Sapanca Hotel
with their families, they were astonished by the glass
caftans. With admiration, they wanted to know
the artist who created them. They got in touch
with Işıl Yaltıraklı and invited her to their office
to talk. “At the end of the conversation, Mr.
Talu asked ‘What do you want to do’, and I
answered, the only thing that I want to do
is to prepare an extensive concept and
make an exhibition on it!” He asked
for the feasibility report and I submitted
it. They called me on the same
day saying that they would gladly
be my sponsor even with their
own means, without the company
means. And I produced
these pieces in such a short
time, in one year and a half,
with huge effort and incredible
work.