Harvard Art Museums > 2025.23: Shattered Multiples Exit Deep Zoom Mode Add to Collection Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Shattered (Felekşan Onar) , 2025.23,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 24, 2025, https://hvrd.art/o/382866. Identification and Creation Object Number 2025.23 People Felekşan Onar Title Shattered Classification Multiples Work Type multiple, sculpture Date 2023 Period Modern Culture Turkish Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/382866 Location Location Level 2, Room 2550, Art from Islamic Lands, The Middle East and North Africa View this object's location on our interactive map Physical Descriptions Medium Mold-blown glass and gold paint Technique Mold-blown glass Dimensions Length × diameter: 18 × 6 cm (7 1/16 × 2 3/8 in.) each Provenance Recorded Ownership History Felekşan Onar, Turkey, (created 2023), sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2025. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Ann B. Goodman Accession Year 2025 Object Number 2025.23 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description These seven glass birds created by the contemporary Turkish Artist, Felekşan Onar (b. 1966), are part of a series named “Shattered” after the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye (Turkey) and Syria in 2023. Onar’s multi-colored glass swallows are made in the mold-blown technique and are hollow inside. All seven birds are shown perched, as if unable to fly. Four birds are painted minimally with gold lines. By painting these gold lines, Onar mimics the Japanese Kintsugi technique of repairing broken pottery with gold and draws attention to the “resilience and transformative power that emerge from adversity.” While the glass birds serve as symbols of both fragility and strength, the gold lines represent the healing that takes place after such natural disasters. Onar also emphasizes “the beauty that arises from imperfections and the profound journey of transformation.” Exhibition History 32Q: 2550 Islamic, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/28/2024 - 10/31/2025 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
