Emin recites a text about love in Burning Up (1997). The artist describes the feeling of being infatuated, filled with lustful happiness and the idealisation of the loved other. Accompanied by Elvis Presley’s hit song, Burning Love (1972), the film takes us through the city of Istanbul, through the crowds of nameless faces as we join Emin on her quest for this total and perfect burning love.

Selected Exhibitions:
2004, Tracey Istanbulda, Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Center, Istanbul, Turkey
2004, Can't See Past My Own Eyes, Sketch, London, UK

Selected Literature:
— Exh. Cat. Tracey Emin. I Need Art Like I Need God, South London Gallery, Ed. Honey Luard. London: Jay Jopling, 1998, ill.
— Exh. Cat. Visions du Réel Festival international de cinema. 2010, ill p. 424