Memories of Istanbul
Today, we had a quiet day in the cave doing some computer based work. Marty has been reacquainting himself with Freehand and I played with Flash to create this collage of sounds and… Continue reading
Category Archive: Art
The beauty of light in Turkey
When recently doing some research into Turkish tulip designs, I came across a blog by Aaminah Shakur who is a poet, artist and writer. Some of her work is inspired by the art of… Continue reading
Mehmet Ali’s Wunderkammer
Yesterday, our host Willemijn introduced us to Mehmet Ali – a local artist and antique trader. He has the most wonderful collection of old maps, bric a brac, kilims and furniture. I find his… Continue reading
First steps for Cultural Strangers
Today we started to set up a studio space in a cave next to the Babayan Culture House. This is where we will construct an installation piece that we can move from location… Continue reading
Rumi’s poetry
I am finding many of Rumi’s poems very powerful and meaningful, both as life lessons and in the context of spirituality. Here is a few more I discovered today. The first one seems… Continue reading
Rumi and Sufism
In an earlier post we explored briefly the Mawlawi Order and Women and Sufism. We were very pleased that our humble posts have been listed as references on another blog (Earth Pages) by… Continue reading
Istanbul and ISEA2011 – physical and virtual access
One of the biggest challenges we have experienced in Istanbul is actually working out where we are on the map. It is relatively easy to identity significant sites like the Hagia Sofia, The… Continue reading
Istanbul – a hybrid city of contrasts
To state that Istanbul is an impressive city would be somewhat of an understatement. It is an overwhelming place, with over 14 million inhabitants and crossing two continents. Istanbul is total sensory overload,… Continue reading
The Hereford Map – layering geography, history and theology
Today we watched part of a wonderful documentary titled “The Beauty of Maps”, which was forwarded to us from a friend (thanks Bron!) from the wonderful Brain Pickings blog. Anyway, the main focus… Continue reading
Mood maps and mapping our world according to the things we love
When I was recently on training to be an Indigenous Community Volunteer, we did a wonderful exercise where we all mapped the things in our world that were important to us in all… Continue reading