Posts Tagged ‘Taksim Square’
interdimensional exhibition: ghost buildings
September 20th, 2010 by lifeproof
Nowadays, an exhibition takes place around the city in Istanbul. The exhibition is there but the subjects of the exhibit are inexistent; they are ghosts of the city: the buildings that were demolished either by human hand or by catastrophes. 12 monumental buildings were chosen from different historical eras: Antiochos Palace, Polyeuktos Church, Walls of [...]
Tags: Antiochos Palace, architectural history, Candarli Hammam, Çırağan Palace, Darülfünun, Direklerarası, European Capital of Culture of 2010, experience design, Ghost Buildings, Ghost Buildings Main Exhibition, Hayal-et Binalar, Haydarpaşa Train Station, Hotel Kempinsky, İncili Mansion, Istanbul, Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency, Monument of Ayastefanos, multi-touch table, Nerdworking, Old Ciragan Palace, Polyeuktos Church, Sadabad Palace, Taksim Barracks, Taksim Square, The Squibb Building, Walls of Galata
Posted in Black Yogurt Chronicles, PinPoint
Protesters and the Police
October 6th, 2009 by lifeproof
Just a few days ago, I have written about the culture of protest, as a protester has thrown a shoe to the IMFs boss, Mr. Strauss-Kahn. Today we will enlarge our scale and talk about the protesters and their enemy, the police. It’s today’s topic because just a few hours ago–and I still hear the [...]
Tags: culture of protest, IMF, interention, Istanbul, pepper spray, police, pressure water, protest, protesters, riot van, Taksim Square, Tiananmen Square, Turkey, World Bank
Posted in PoliTickles
Ad in Progress
July 16th, 2009 by lifeproof
There is a huge banner at Taksim Square, which is the most central place in Istanbul, of a newspaper, Posta, for sometime now. People, who first see it in the mids of their fast pace walk towards wherever, take it as a work-in-progress. But no, the work is complete. It says on the banner: The [...]
Tags: advertising, Istanbul, men at work, Posta, Taksim Square, Turkey, work-in-progress
Posted in PhotoMorphosis, PinPoint