The Fener topography line project
View from Sancaktar Yokuşu, Fener, Fatih
From a series of lines supported by
the architectural structure of an old factory in Üsküdar designed for a
previous project, to a straight line in Fener, the same basic geometrical shape
tells a different story depending on the context.
The actual pure white line is set on
the top of an ancient wall and a traditional wood house. It keeps its way along
the top of this unique land that is the only Christian Orthodox Palestinian
territory in the area. Indeed the background of Istanbul, as well as Turkey, is
a multicultural, multilingual and multi-religious.
This line is a clear and simple
statement but in a very conservative and poor neighborhood, it is quite hard to
implement. It reveals, beyond the monochrome color, that nothing can comes
alone. It underlines the need to keep both alternative and cultural multiplicity
alive.
This installation is not about aesthetic matters, it is mainly designed
to crab the attention and to stimulate our vigilance about the various elements
of our environment.
In a globalised world where political agenda has become an
oversimplification tool, it is important to keep history in mind as well as to
keep the mix of cultural and human variety as the only possible genuine foundation
for the future.
This project was part of Official Parallel program of the12th Istanbul
Biennial
View from Vodina Cadesi
View of the line fixed to wooden house at the top of the land, looking west
View of the line fixed to wooden house at the top of the land, looking east
view of the line in the urban context
drawing of the line as implemented on the land in Fener between Vodina Caddesi, Sancaktar Yokuşu and Çimen Sokak
