Fixing on the Verge of Disappearance investigates the dissolution of images through processes of decay. It focuses primarily on photographic images that gradually turn blue after prolonged exposure to the sun; a transformation caused by the breakdown of other pigments in the ink. A very particular shade of blue is often the last to remain in these images and objects, which I collect, reuse  and organise into new installations. The residual blue marks  a threshold for me; between visibility and erasure, fragility and persistence, proximity and distance. The project emerged during a time working at the photographic archive of the German Archaeological Institute in Istanbul where the sheer amount of depicted historical pasts kept in dark, cool and pristine conditions made me wonder about their counterparts: unstable images circulating in the streets, exposed to rain and sun, images that spread themselves without being desired by anyone.

Culturally, the colour blue is often associated with physical and emotional distance, which becomes a vantage point for further exploration of themes such as geography, distortions of perception and the interweaving of history and tourism.