etc, 2015, 18 x 18 cm (each),archival pigment print
“et cetera”, 2015, PG Art, Istanbul
Bayraktar features computer-generated cinematic images and asteroid visualizations in "et cetera." The artist focuses on remnants, the unremarkable or unnoticed—the et cetera. Scenes such as a funeral where street dogs carry part of an asteroid, rhinos adrift in an empty void, and a boat transporting a pile of stones convey a sense of weight, both literal and metaphorical.
The series includes figurative depictions like birds, portraits, and dogs, alongside images of asteroids from past collisions, some of which resemble tombstones. These figures are sometimes rendered with heavy abstraction, incorporating noise, pixelation, and blur, causing them to appear as deformed stones.