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Rug weaving in Anatolia has been a symbol of cultural richness and an important part of Turkish heritage. Balpınar combines this traditional craft with contemporary art and science through her invention named the ‘un-weave’ technique, that breaks the repetitive motifs of traditional rug patterns. This technique allows her to display the universe consisting of many elementary particles, stars and galaxies on the rug weave by using minimalistic drawings.

"Micro-Macro" features Balpınar’s micro and macro universes that move in circles and ellipses around themselves and each other as a …