Markus Schmidt

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One morning when Gregor Samsa wakes up …

October 20, 2014

“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 […]

9.0

Left Over Work in Istanbul / Tünel − Beyoğlu

October 20, 2014

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 […]

9.3

Left Over Work in Istanbul / Istiklal Caddesi − Beyoğlu

October 20, 2014

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 […]

7.0

Left Over Work in Istanbul / Galata − Beyoğlu

October 20, 2014

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 […]

7.3

Left Over Work in Istanbul / Taksim Meydanı − Beyoğlu

October 20, 2014

Since summer 2013, Taksim Meydanı has lost a lot of its usual sights but still many people pass by; businessmen, businesswomen, tourists, students and dustmen. The documentary focusses on dustmen and their daily walk through the Taksim Square and its surroundings. It shows their hard work of lugging around tonnes of garbage stashed in one […]

8.3

Left Over Work in Istanbul / Dolapdere − Beyoğlu

October 20, 2014

In this seven-minute documentary, we get to see how lively a flea market in Dolapdere/ Beyoğlu can be. We get the sense of a typical Turkish flea market where people bargain, break into conversations, have discussions on everything from the things we find in this market to musing about life itself. The camera captures all […]

9.6

Remember the Blanks

May 31, 2014

A short video to the Gezi protests of the day 31st of May 2013. The documentary shows step by step the escalation of the protest. Beginning with a normal and peaceful demonstation it started to get aggressive when the police arrived and began to shoot with their weapons. As a result you have dead and […]

6.3

Left Over Work in Istanbul / Post-election − Ümraniye

April 22, 2014

This documentary shows the waste gathered in the Istanbul district of Ümraniye after the election day. Nobody was working that day as they had been sounded off about it beforehand. The next day though, they are all out and there is a sizable increase in the “quality paper” that is flowing to the warehouse; mostly […]

7.6

Left Over Work in Istanbul / Term of office − Ümraniye

April 21, 2014

The dustmen have a lot to do during the term of office: More waste to take care of. After work, they sit together, have a chat and drink tea. Also, they follow the latest vote counting updates on TV with utmost curiosity. As the number of opened ballot boxes increase from 1% to 50%, their excitement […]

7.0

Left Over Work in Istanbul / Local Election period in Ümraniye

April 17, 2014

During the time of local elections, the market square and the streets of Ümraniye are adorned with political advertisements. Artıkişler accompanies a young dustman through the streets and tries to capture the incredible number of AKP posters with his camera. ………….. Tanışma Vakti Yerel seçimler öncesi Ümraniye çarşısı neredeyse tüm partilerin gösteri alanına dönüşmüş durumda. Meydanın ortasında bir […]

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One morning when Gregor Samsa wakes up …

Left Over Work in Istanbul / Tünel − Beyoğlu

Left Over Work in Istanbul / Istiklal Caddesi − Beyoğlu

Left Over Work in Istanbul / Galata − Beyoğlu

Left Over Work in Istanbul / Taksim Meydanı − Beyoğlu

Left Over Work in Istanbul / Dolapdere − Beyoğlu

Remember the Blanks

Left Over Work in Istanbul / Post-election − Ümraniye

Left Over Work in Istanbul / Term of office − Ümraniye

Left Over Work in Istanbul / Local Election period in Ümraniye

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