THE SILENCE THAT REMAINS (Main Gallery)
By Sibel Kocabasi | Curated by Sophie Bonet
In The Silence That Remains, Turkish-born, South Florida–based artist Sibel Kocabasi transforms textiles of survival and inheritance into contemplative spaces of resilience and care. Combining heirloom kilims, emergency blankets, embroidery, and crochet, Kocabasi creates sculptural environments that speak to migration, memory, and the quiet strength of repair. Her works shimmer with paradox—fragile yet protective, luminous yet intimate—inviting viewers into a meditative terrain rather than a confrontational one. By layering the domestic with the precarious, she reimagines home as something carried within the body, folded into fabric, and sustained through ritual. The exhibition asks how acts of making and mending can transform rupture into continuity and silence into a shared space of reflection.
Exhibition Details
The 2025 Fall Exhibition Series features new presentations by Lisu Vega (Lo Que Me Habita / That Which Inhabits Me), Sibel Kocabasi (The Silence That Remains), and Stephanie McMillan (Our Loving World). Together, their works transform the gallery into spaces of reflection, resilience, and joy. Enjoy the Opening Reception on Thursday, October 16, from 6:00–9:00 PM, a festive, free event featuring artist meet-and-greets, refreshments, and access to all three exhibitions at The Frank C. Ortis Art Gallery, 601 City Center Way.
