Disappearance explores the liminal zone where ocean meets sky, manipulating this boundary until distinction vanishes. The horizon line—normally nature's clearest division—becomes ambiguous through Sukan's reconstruction, questioning where water ends and atmosphere begins. The work embodies series' investigation of perception: what appears as simple seascape reveals itself as carefully constructed challenge to viewer expectations. The vanishing act isn't just titular but operational principle, making visible the invisible threshold between elements.
‘While you are sleeping’ (Seascape Series) In his seascape works, Sukan manipulates his imagery connected to the constant tensions between the mental grasp of the specificity and representation. He starts taking his pictures above sea level contextualizes the scenes and brings out a new kind of perception. At first glance, the viewer may not be suspicious of the situation but on close inspection, questions arise; if this is a nighttime shot, how come the ships in motion look so sharp as if they are from a frozen movie still? By reconstructing these environments from one portion to another, Sukan raises some of the most elemental questions about how we perceive the world we live in. The other side of duality comes out when we look at the full moon in the sky. The moon is in transit and clearly gives a hint that the world or in this case another planet turns on its own axis. He creates an image that represents the duality of time, and space in an undefined space.
Disappearance dissolves sea-sky boundary—horizon manipulation questioning natural divisions and perceptual certainty. Archival pigment print from While You Are Sleeping seascapes. Available at The Art Design Project, Miami Beach.
Disappearance - Vanishing Horizon Seascape from While You Are Sleeping, 2009
Disappearance, 2009
From the series of While You Are Sleeping
Inkjet print on fine art paper
Dimensions: 41.34 H x 52.37 W inEdition 3/3 + 1AP
Unframed
Born in Ankara, Turkey in 1973, Sukan's art has been showcased in notable venues worldwide, including Maison des Metallos (Paris), Maxxi Museum (Rome), Istanbul Modern Museum, and major art fairs like Art Basel and FIAC. He currently lives and works between New York and Istanbul.

















