Projects tagged "Istanbul"

Oda Projesi: Apartment Project
Practitioner:
Ozge Acikkol, Gunes Savas, Secil Yersel
Date:
Jan 22 2000
"Oda Projesi is an artist collective based in Istanbul. It is composed of three members; Özge Açıkkol, Güneş Savaş and Seçil Yersel who turned their collaboration into an art project in 2000. The project members had met in 1997 and decided to rent and share an apartment as a private studio in Galata.
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Turkish men don mini skirts to campaign for women's rights
Practitioner:
Turkish men
Date:
Feb 21 2015
How did men in miniskirts become a protest meme on social media?
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Hearing impaired man is moved to tears after discovering his entire neighbourhood has learned sign language so they can talk to him
Practitioner:
Samsung
Date:
Mar 12 2015
A deaf man was moved to tears after learning that his neighbourhood had learned sign language just for him to promote the heartwarming message: 'A world without barriers is our dream'. Muharrem was unwittingly placed at the centre of an elaborate stunt in which he was secretly filmed encountering a host of strangers in a series of staged meetings through Istanbul.
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Mi Minor - a deMOCKracy play
Practitioner:
Meltem Arikan, Pinar Ogun, Memet Ali Alabora
Date:
Jan 1 2013
Mi Minor is a play that is set in the freedom in a box democracy Pinima. The moment you enter ‘the playground’ you enter the country Pinima.
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Crafted in Istanbul
Practitioner:
Bilal Yilmaz, Seda Erdural, Baris Gumustas
Date:
Jan 1 2014
Craftsmanship in Istanbul is under the danger of extinction with all the knowledge accumulated with generations of masters and apprentices. After visiting some workshops in the city, craftsmen shared with the initiators how their condition and businesses have changed since they started working.
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