THE ARTGINEER
MSK exists within the complediction of engineering and artistic identities. He believes that the ability to perceive beauty within life is among the most essential human capacities. Around this inquiry, he constructs systems of perception and develops artistic artwork series centered on the question:
"As time flows through life, what makes us overlook and which beauties do we miss?"
STONE PORTRAITS
Translating Micro-Lithic Beauty into Macro-Scale Limited Artworks
Master Artwork – Embodied in Portrait Form, 50×70 cm
MSK gathers a limited number of tiny sea stones, each carrying millions of years of memory, and, through the Stonograph’s precise light and perspective, infused with his artistic vision, transforms them into Stone Portraits. In this act, he bridges deep time with the present, reinterpreting ancient memory within a contemporary form.
Within these works, viewers encounter their own emotions and hidden memories, sometimes forming an immediate, unspoken connection. Stone Portraits invite a quiet pause, asking:
"What beauties in life are we overlooking?"
You Don't Choose the Stone.. Stone Chooses You..
Each Stone Portraits stone possesses its own unique character, energy, and memory, resonating with people who carry a similar energy, character, and memory within themselves.
LITHIC PAREIDOLISM
MSK defines Lithic Pareidolism, revealing hidden faces and shapes within sea stones shaped by millions of years of natural forces. You can explore these interpretations in the Book of Stone Portraits and through the accompanying interpretation videos on his social media.
RELEASE STRUCTURE
Stone Portraits emerge in weekly series, creating a bridge between deep time and the present.
Each series of Stone Portraits consists of a small, limited number of stones, named after a significant event of the week in which the series is formed, creating a bridge between deep time and the present. Once a series is formed, its complete spirits of works are unveiled, as a one-time drop, to collectors on the Primary Collector Access List (P.C.A.L)
Following the P.C.A.L release, newly released works are incorporated into the catalogue and made available through selected galleries.
THE EMBODIMENT RITUAL
The Embodiment Ritual marks the moment where the prepared spirit of the work meets its physical form.
MSK prepares the spirit. The collector completes its embodiment, determining it's scale. Through this ritual, the work is not only realized, but completed through the convergence of two roles: the artist and the collector.
Embodiment in Stone Portraits
From a singular spirit, only one Master Artwork comes into existence through a Patented Methodology, museum-grade fine art pigment printing and with the original stone itself, preserved on a custom base, singular and irreproducible.
No more can be created.
Once embodied, the pieces remain fixed in their form, preserved, certified, and irreproducible.
ACQUIRE THROUGH
1) Exclusive Events
The most selected pieces from the MSK Artworks collection are presented exclusively in private exhibitions open to a limited number of visitors from P.C.A.L. Accompanied by detailed curatorial insights and unique MSK performances, these works are experienced in a way beyond traditional exhibition formats.
2) P.C.A.L
Collectors on the P.C.A.L (Primary Collector Access List) are granted first access to review each new Artwork series the moment it is released. For collectors on the P.C.A.L, the acquisition of each newly released series unfolds in three steps:
1 - Each series is first unveiled through P.C.A.L update email and P.C.A.L whatsapp group message, granting early access to its full spirits of works. 2 - A piece is selected and reserved by the Collector by replying to the update email, or whatsapp group message. 3 - The Collector will be contacted for the embodiment and then the acquisition will be completed, the embodied work enters the collector’s space as a singular embodiment.
3) Selected Galleries
Following the P.C.A.L release, newly released works are incorporated into the catalogue and made available for acquisition through selected galleries.
PRICING
For each series, early collectors are rewarded with lower entry points, while the final pieces reflect their rarity. Collectors holding three or more works may be invited into a more intimate collector tier, where select privileges are extended, including private releases, custom embodiments, and preferential acquisition conditions. Works presented in exhibitions may be acquired under special exhibition conditions.
The Book of Stone Portraits brings together the series of stone works alongside the events that give them their names, and the interpretations that emerge from their surfaces. Rather than fixing meaning, the book presents a field of interpretations, where each stone is encountered through the act of seeing.
THE MESSAGE SERIES
As we endlessly move through the codes of life, can we slow down for a moment long enough to notice the one quietly telling us:
“Slow down and perceive overlooked beauties.”?
CODE in CODES and The CODE are works from THE MESSAGE series by MSK. Emerging from one of the artist’s evolving MSKPERIMENTS, the series represents an experimental line of inquiry that gradually transformed into a body of works, which will include kinetic sculptures, ready to be exhibited and encountered by collectors.
From each singular spirit, only five Collector Prints come into existence through museum-grade fine art pigment printing. No more can be created. Each piece is embodied only once, in the form and scale chosen by its collector. Once embodied, the pieces remain fixed in their form, preserved, certified, and irreproducible.
SELECTED PRESS
EXHIBITIONS
MSK’s works may be encountered independent of place, appearing unexpectedly at a street corner (MSK Stones) or at times in global exhibitions (Stone Portraits, Stonalyzer).
CONNECT
For artwork inquiries and curatorial collaborations
Email: connect@mehmetsalihkanber.com
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