ST: KARAKUŞ TUMULUS Date: Location: İstanbul Archeology Museum Archive, Fatih, İstanbul Time: A summer afternoon Weather Conditions: Humid and Hot over 20 degrees Context: A mix of archival field research and multi-sensory practice i'm in Istanbul. + + + + + + + just for a few days.101010 : + : 8 for my research.1010101010 888 + procrastinating. 101010 88888 + because I am a seismophobic. 10 i stay on the anatolian side. 88888 the archology museum 88888 + + ++ ++ geologists expecting a big hit in istanbul. is on the west side. + 8888888 ++ ++ right in Marmara sea. 88888 + + + * . early cool fresh morning. 88888 + + a difficult morning. listening seagulls. + 88888 ++ : + + the acoustic of marmara sea. 888 + + took the ferry : I'm aquaphobic too 8 + + + + i cannot swim. entering the İstanbul archeology museum. + + + first time + + _----_ + I sit next to the life ring cabinet. I will dig into this archive. + .:::::*::::. keeping my eyes on that. + :_°_:::_°_ . + almost there. + + :. :+(_) : . . walking to museum. tons of weight of the history. + : :. :. :. : + passing through egyptian bazaar. + : :. :. :. : in the building. + smells wood. + : :.+:. +:. 8:8 + then. now. made out of ashes + : :. :. :. :888 Nemrud Daği. of the magnificent ottoman. ++ : :. :.+ :.88: 888 + the graceful mother of the sun. + ++ and. +: :. :. +:.88:8 8 1st century BC. the republic of modern*türkiye. ++: :.+:. 8:.88: * + + ++:+:. :.88:.8 : the light first drop the earth : + + I'm here. : :.8:.+8:. : + right there. + In the library. : :. :.88:.8 : - - - fairly. instead of being there.+ + : :. :.88:.88: ------ + + the seismophobia.: :. :.8+:.++: - - - mother earth blessed the nemrud this time. ++ *again. : :. :.+ :.88: + + + one more time. +++ + * : :. :. 8:.88: + + : . : the romance behind the terraces and statues. +:::. :.88:. : + the biblical king nimrod, in the book of genesis. the human of Hellenistic+and Persian cultures.:: :. :.+ :. : +:+ the mighty hunter. + : :. :. :. : + all the resources are + * : + : :. :. :. : + * either german or french + : :. :. :.+ : + I got permission + thank you. colonist archaeologists. the good men. to take the picture of the books. finally, * + + + + I'll translate them later. found the treasure. + + + + + after digging many shelves. + + + something never change. the images. + + + + + + + + + The people in the photo + + collected all the materials. are having a fun time. + + . my time is up. * + + they lay down next to the bust. . back to ferry. the kings head.+ + : or his family members' head. + * ++ + after some shopping at the eagypt bazaar. + ++ . that's kind of funny. + + + + : evokes tourist memes in ig. + ++ + + ++ ++ +