Unexpected, 2025, mixed media, 6 x 2 x 7.5 in. / 15.24 x 5.08 x 19.05 cm.

Unexpected, Cigdem Atahan, 2025, mixed media, 6 x 2 x 7.5 in. / 15.24 x 5.08 x 19.05 cm.

The sculpture presents a familiar action rendered illogical: a fisherman pulling a balloon that sinks rather than floats. By reversing expectation, the work transforms a symbol of celebration into something heavy and unsettling, revealing the quiet absurdity embedded in meaning, value, human pursuit