Taksim 2010-2011
video animation, 1’34”, 2011
yama, Istanbul, Turkey, 29/06/2011 – September 2011
The work looks back at what has happened in Taksim and its surrounding district during one year with an algorithmic abstraction method departing from personal memory and returns the records of the “public space incidents” the artist has followed over internet. The Taksim map is deformed in an abstract way by applying these records in a 52 weeks time format. In this personal agenda sourcing itself from recent history, 11 different public space collective actions are used as reference from 13th March “Freedom for Journalists” march to “1st May”, from 15th May dated “Don't Touch My Internet” rally to 26th June Istanbul “LGBT Pride” march.
