Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
The collage of dealing with things that I can’t change
Reflecting on ecological crises, this installation tells you a story from where I lived, northern Istanbul, where a massive mega-project—a new shipping canal set to parallel the Bosphorus waterway—is planned, and the giant Istanbul Airport and North Marmara Highway, which includes a new Bosphorus bridge and numerous arterial roads are constructed. These projects threaten to disrupt local communities, traditional water buffalo grazing lands, and fragile ecosystems and lead to the city's northward expansion.
»When I left home today, I saw a lot of earth-moving lorries.
And I counted, thirty-two...
Another day, thirteen.
Another one, twenty-four. «
Inspired by Jane Mah Hutton’s reciprocal landscapes, my research frames a subjective, situated methodology through an architectural essay film. The film is produced as part of Assoc. Prof. Bihter Almaç's master course titled; Architecture Essay Film Practices: Research and Representation, at the Architecture Design Graduate Program, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul. In the film, using essayistic making as a creative and critical tool, I question human-non-human entanglements and architecture’s exploitative role. My intuitive, experiential approach invites reflection on coexistence and challenges conventional architectural narratives within troubled landscapes.