Firing Up, Fading Out
Reflections on the 13th Istanbul Biennial, the idea of art and publicness, the model of the event, and other related issues.
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Will they be able to change the name Sulukule? 2007 - 2013
The first target of large-scale urban transformation in Istanbul was the Sulukule neighbourhood, one of the oldest Roma settlements in the world.
This project presents the Sulukule process and the ongoing struggle. Members of the Sulukule Platform discuss the transformation, and open to debate the platform’s own horizontal and open structure and transformative activities that are not restricted to the demolition of the residents’ homes, and practiced in interaction with the community.
Venue: Galata Greek Primary School
© Photo: Haupt & Binder
Reflections on the 13th Istanbul Biennial, the idea of art and publicness, the model of the event, and other related issues.