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 […]
Left Over Work in Istanbul / Post-election − Ümraniye
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 […]
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 […]
Smoked Fish
Anne Knödler spent six month in Istanbul with a residency from Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle. She developed the performance “Fümeli balık”, “Smoked fish” an ongoing social interventional art project. On different spots in Istanbul the artist started smoking local fish in a selfmade oven. The interaction with fisherman and different people joining the performance generated […]
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 […]
Left Over Work in Istanbul / Local Election period in Ümraniye
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 […]
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
Tophane
The short movie documents a scenery in Tophane / Istanbul at July 17th, 2013.
Second Life in Ayvansaray
If you are thinking where to move next in Istanbul, have a look at Ayvansaray. It is going to be one of the new fancy places, populated by Avatarians designed by the muncipiality of Fatih. You feel like in the virtual world of Second Life, unreal looking houses with wooden looking plastic surfaces, stereotyped people […]
Metro Saturday June 8, 2013 at midnight
This video is taken by Ufuk Aziz in the metro where people just left the Gezi Park and sang: “This is only the beginning, we will continue our fight!”