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Seeking Freedom
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: 2024
Artist: Aydan Kurban
Dimensions:
Medal: 100 × 50 mm (10 × 5 cm)
Medium: Bronze
Object number: J.2026.10.CC
DescriptionBronze medal from the British Art Medal Society student project 2024 titled Seeking Freedom. The medal shows a landscape map with sun in the middle on one side, it shows the moon and stars rising in the sky on the other side.
Description from BAMS Student Medal Project XXXI 2024:
'Kurdistan comprises 4 different countries in West Asia, and being a Kurdish woman it was an easy decision to decide on making this idea come to life on the medal. It is the people who are still, to this day, seeking an independent Kurdistan, where occupation and racism is brought to an end, especially in Turkey, because it is a big part of the Kurdistan population. This piece will demonstrate that this nation is still standing and will not be torn apart through the separations illustrated on the medal.'
Description from BAMS Student Medal Project XXXI 2024:
'Kurdistan comprises 4 different countries in West Asia, and being a Kurdish woman it was an easy decision to decide on making this idea come to life on the medal. It is the people who are still, to this day, seeking an independent Kurdistan, where occupation and racism is brought to an end, especially in Turkey, because it is a big part of the Kurdistan population. This piece will demonstrate that this nation is still standing and will not be torn apart through the separations illustrated on the medal.'