Tear Gas and Graffiti − Trailer
A documentary by Sabine Küper-Büsch and Thomas Büsch about the culture of capuling during the protests in Turkey in the summer of 2013. The demolition of the Gezi Parc in the city center caused mass demonstrations. Beside the protests on the street artists, musicians and performers built the creative heart of the Gezi uprisings in […]
Istanbul United − Trailer
All over the world we can witness acts of civil disobedience against the ruling powers these days. The groups of protesters often consist of a wide range of interest groups. At times these alliances are able to bridge their deeply rooted conflicts in order to unit for a common cause. During the current protests in […]
StreetWalking − Trailer
Artistic Project Management – Asena Hayal Concept / Idea – Sabine Küper-Büsch / Thomas Büsch Trailer by Markus Schmidt With Tahribad-ı İsyan Camera – Thomas Büsch Production – diyalog derneǧi © diyalog, Istanbul 2014/2015
Left Over Work in Istanbul / Galatasaray Square − Beyoğlu
“My intention was to walk from Galatasaray Square to Omer Khayyam Bridge, passing through Tarlabaşı. I was going to look at the second-hand shops along the street, and talk with tradesmen. The sight of a demolition of a building right next to the square stopped me in my tracks. The site was full of visuals […]
Left Over Work in Istanbul / Showtime in Ümraniye
Cihan, a garbage man of Ümraniye, tries to describe the size of the warehouse. But since he could not, Cihan invited Artıkişler Kolektifi to show the building. The team followed him into a two-storey building. There is something he wants to shoot: the visual of the papers from above, the interior of the warehouse, and […]
David Harvey interview: Tarlabaşı Istanbul
Acclaimed geography academic and Professor of Anthropology at City University of New York provides an interview on urban issues in the district of Tarlabaşı Istanbul, an area in the last throes of evictions for the long-standing residents. Tarlabaşı is in the process of a gentrification programme to create an upscale housing and shopping district in the centre […]
One morning when Gregor Samsa wakes up …
“Gregor Samsa woke up one morning and found himself, supposedly transformed into a gigantic insect. Can you imagine?” A video about young people who explore an abandoned house and make it come alive by introducing some kind of art into it. Starting with graffiti, action paintings, and climbing up to the house amongst cheers, the […]
Left Over Work in Istanbul / Tünel − Beyoğlu
Artıkişler Kolektifi shoots a documentary around a trash pile in İstiklal Caddesi. A garbage truck bearing the logo of the municipality arrives at the scene. Soon the stack of trash is destroyed by the truck. However, before that, some people come by and pick out some stuff from the pile on the street. A boy, who […]
Left Over Work in Istanbul / Istiklal Caddesi − Beyoğlu
From an abandoned Turkish wooden house, begins the journey of a man with a big bag slung on his shoulder. Having stepped out of the non-touristic locality, he happens by the Istiklal Caddesi where he suddenly has to deal with a lot of people aimlessly walking around the street. At almost the end of Istiklal […]
Left Over Work in Istanbul / Galata − Beyoğlu
Through Galata, a street vendor walks with his cart full of brassware. His path does not cross the touristic places. He leads us to the side streets where it is quiet, where people live in apartments and lead lives cut off from the everyday buzz of the bustling tourism in Galata. Comparing the present of […]