CACD Research Project

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T R A V E R S E

S I L E , T U R K E Y

Community Arts Cultural Development Project


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The sea always reminds me of my childhood, it is the best way of cleansing the soul, it will always be with me

through my life, present and the future.Deniz BayauSile, Turkey local resident (Oct., 2012)


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C O N T E N T S

A. BRIEF HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 1

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KEY SITE 2

C. INSPIRATION 3-5

D. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 6-7

E. THE SEA IS PRESENT 8

1. Project 1a. Narrativesb. People and Places

2. Project 2 - Kara Deniz

3. Project 3 - Traverse

4. Project 4 - Salvagenti 1 & 2

5. Project 5 - The Sea is Present Postcard Exhibition

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A. BRIEF HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

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The name of Sile was derived from genus of

labiatae which is a seasonal phanerogam

known as marjoram colloquially. Within the

scope of Siles historical background that goesback to B.C. 7th Century; Phrygian, Roman,

Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman Empires were

involved.

This district had been called as Bitinye due

to settled indigenous race was known as

Bitinler(Thrace-origin community). Turks

had been settled on that region during

Ottomans. During 1350 Orhan Bey period,

they settled on to outskirts of Sile and in

1450Yildirim Beyazit period, to central of the

county. Names given to quarters in central of

Sile are names of Yildirim Beyazits raiders.

Sile had been governed by Ottoman Empire

for 500 years and although was left to British

by 1918-Treaty of Mondros, again was left to

Turks after War of Independence on date of

October 7, 1922. With the proclamation of the

republic, Sile had become a municipality and

took its place in history as a touristic town with

its natural and cultural properties and

closeness to Istanbul.

population

the area

the number of villages

the length of the coast

32447

790 km2

57

60 km


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B. KEY SITE M/S MALTEPE 62

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The key site and production studio

is located on the M/S Maltepe, a

decommissioned Bosphorus ferry,

anchored at the breakwater,

sheltering Siles shing eet.


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C. INSPIRATION

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I was inspired by the eet of shing boats, objects and materials found around the area and the daily lives and movement of the local people of

the seaside town of Sile.


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D. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

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The research centres on relational transitivity, using various mediums, concepts and images to create new meanings and representations

through conversation, interaction and collaboration. The work is an exploration of process and narrative that involves participation and dialogue

with diverse groups of people that relates to experiences attached to identity, memory and site.


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E. THE SEA IS PRESENT

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100 postcards, with an image of the Tasman Sea were handed out to the locals to create interaction and participation resulting in conversations.The postcards generated stories and narratives that related to memories of the sea. These postcards will be collated to form a book for Stage C.

Project 1 - Narratives

A series of works that reect the transitional nature of the sea. The sea as a site of cultural roots, historical memories a nd routes; a metaphor for

time, distance and change.


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These postcards were installed in shing boats at the pier located in Levent Birben Caddesi. Other locations included abandoned buildings, local

establishments like restaurants, bakeries, coee shops in Uskudar Caddesi, which is the main street of Sile.

Project 1 - People and Places


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The stories from the postcards were transcribed in Turkish onto the old anchor of the M/S Maltepe ship. The right side of the anchor tells the

story of a sisters mourning of her brothers drowning in the black sea while the left tells a story of love, passion, freedom and life, the written

words in the middle tells a tale about the power and mystery of the sea. The red wool yarn represents the life that ows through the veins of

the people who live and work around Siles coastal township.

Project 2 - Kara Deniz


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This work explores the theme of water in relation to memory, site and identity. The stories on the postcards written by the local people were transcribed in

Turkish onto the mirror in the old Captains cabin of the M/S Maltepe ship. The moving image of the Tasman sea in the video represents the past, present and

future crossings and connections. The collected objects consolidate dierent meanings between two places, it represents experiences related to global

migration, cultural displacement and the co-existence of cultural identities in a place. The installation creates similarities from the past and constructs a

memory of a place in the present.

Project 3 - Traverse


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A Collaboration with artist Giordano Biondi. The sculptural installation was composed of red lifesavers and lifejackets from the ship M/S

Maltape and installed on the rear and rst front deck . The columns of lifesavers became its foundation, support and soul.

Project 4 - Salvagenti 1


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A Collaboration with artist Giordano Biondi. The sculptural installation was composed of lifejackets from the ship M/S Maltape and installed

in the Wedding room.

Project 4 - Salvagenti 2


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100 postcards were exhibited as part of the YansimalarReections of Sile exhibition on the M/S Maltepe ship, October 12, 2012. The local council and the

community attended the event. The postcard project has created exchange and participation that resulted in conversations , interaction and collaboration

between the artist and the community.

Project 5 - The Sea is Present Postcard Exhibition


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