In this work, the wolf emerges as a central allegorical figure — a projection of power, fear, and deception. Across the sequence of images, the wolf is shown not only as predator, but as a symbolic force acting upon humanity and the world itself. It fears the collective, for unity resists domination; it ignores the innocent, whose fragility holds no value to systems driven by appetite; and it manipulates, masking its intent beneath false appearances, even donning the skin of the lamb in order to infiltrate and deceive.
The red horizon against which these visions unfold recalls both the stage of myth and the theatre of politics. The earth itself, grasped under the paw of the wolf, becomes a fragile object of control. The innocent lamb, encircled by snarling mouths, embodies the eternal figure of vulnerability within a world structured by violence. Figures ascend endless staircases, spiraling between blackness and fire, enacting rituals of hierarchy, order, and collapse. Statues of bound bodies emerge from rock, recalling classical reliefs but reconfigured as monuments to entrapment, suggesting that history itself is bound by recurring cycles of domination.
At the center lies the dual image of the wolf in sheep’s clothing — a familiar fable transposed into the present. It is not merely a metaphor of disguise, but a commentary on how power adapts, conceals, and seduces. The glowing eyes, the black silhouettes, and the stark contrasts evoke an atmosphere in which innocence and danger coexist uneasily, and where collective survival is constantly negotiated in the face of manipulation.
By layering these motifs into a cinematic procession of tableaux, the work resists simple narrative resolution. Instead, it stages a confrontation between predator and prey, illusion and revelation, individual fragility and communal strength. The viewer is invited to read the images not only as mythological allegories, but also as reflections of contemporary systems of power — cycles of fear, exploitation, and resistance that remain deeply embedded in the human condition.
Ümüt Yildiz