soap portraits
with Nihat Karatasli
2020
mixed-media
twelve objects
dimensions vary from 5x4x2cm to 10x3x2cm
Selected for House of Today - The Soap Project
2020
mixed-media
twelve objects
dimensions vary from 5x4x2cm to 10x3x2cm
Selected for House of Today - The Soap Project
At a time that brings a global re-interpretation of the body and its care, [soap portraits] is an installation that views soap as a vibrant and intimate matter. The installation includes a series of object experiments, custom-made soap bars that include our own bodily residue and personal objects. These objects can be shown in functional or fictional bathroom settings.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/987809bf3550772e2dbf418f0fb576300273121a39e16c3359f347f0898ce692/soap-portraits_Christian_sleiman_Nihat_Karatasli_04.jpg)
Head-hair
Chest-hair
Beard
Used-underwear
Socks
Towels
Urine
Soap
Chest-hair
Beard
Used-underwear
Socks
Towels
Urine
Soap
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2f1e1704efa7e07bb37c8ee027036ccbd1e4897c1f906c791023351f96a6cf08/soap-portraits_Christian_sleiman_Nihat_Karatasli_03.jpeg)
Nihat’s soap
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ea27e2ee272029bd3a34ca7806dc3ba1aed004f92807729281233acc33f3a244/soap-portraits_Christian_sleiman_Nihat_Karatasli_02.jpeg)
Christian’s soap
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d1326e0ffc1750fa213e220d3eed82c382404d91d793d54c0479b5bf8cf0cde0/soap-portraits_Christian_sleiman_Nihat_Karatasli_06.gif)