terra incognita

It was the first dream I’d had in a long time. So long, in fact, that took a while before I caught on that it was a dream..

Haruki Murakami, Hear The Wind Sing adli (ilk) romanindan..

Illustrasyon: Carson Ellis

Yeni albumu Eylul sonunda geliyor..

“The universe is a void
in which there is a dreamhole
The dream disappears
the hole closes.”


Allen Ginsberg‘un Laughing Gas adli siirinden..

Resim: Rutu Modan

Venezia, Shepard Fairey, Vogalonga

Havalarin isinmasiyla birlikte gorunmez kentteki etkinlikler de hiz kazaniyor. Misal bu onumuzdeki hafta Venedik Bianeli kapsaminda iki yilda bir gerceklesen Sanat Festivali basliyormus; eserleri sergilenecek sanatcilar arasinda Miranda July‘in da yer aliyormus..

Bu gectigimiz haftasonu benzer bir kulturel aktiviteye zamanimi ayirdim. Soyle ki Obama’ya destek icin hazirladigi Hope posteri ile tum dunyada taninir bir sanatci haline gelen Shepard Fairey, Venedik’deki restorasyon calismalarina kaynak elde etmek icin ozel bir davet ile Venedik’e gelmisti. Fairey’in Cumartesi gunu San Marco’da yapacagi gosteriyi meydanin kalabalikligindan dolayi es gecip Pazar gunku, gorece cok daha az turistin yolu ustunde yer alan Santa Margherita’daki sovunu izlemeyi tercih ettim. Ben vardigimda coktan devasa bir canvas uzerinde calismaya baslamislardi ve bitirmeleri yaklasik 1.5-2 saati buldu. Cektigim bir kac fotografi asagiya ilistiriyorum. Ozellikle ikinci siradaki fotograf cok hosuma gitti. Sonucta boyle bir performansi canli izlemek ilginc bir deneyim oldu benim icin. Gosteri sonrasi beles dagittiklari sticker’lardan kendi payima duseni Fairey’i imzalatmayi da basardim bu arada. Keske Fairey’in Bant dergisi icin hazirladigi Ataturk calismasi da yanimda olsaydi, onu da imzalatsaydim. Daha bir anlamli olurdu..

Pazar gunu Venedik’te bu kulturel etkinligin disinda bir de Vogalonda denen geleneksel bot yarisi yapiliyordu. Asagidaki iki fotografi da Akademi Koprusu’nun oradan cektim. Ben tam da koprunun yakinindan gecerken botlar da koprunun altindan gecmekteydiler..

Fotograf: Richard MisrachMuzik: Lisa Hannigan
“… Every man, every woman, and every theory has a weak point.”
“Even Grandpa’s theory of chocolate?”
Heraclitus crossed his legs, the way he usually does when he is about to issue one of his pronouncements.
“Sure: it’s a fine theory, as far as it goes, but it is incomplete. It overlooks an important point. There are considerable variations in the universe of chocolate-eaters. There are milk-chocolate liberals. bittersweet fundamentalists, white chocolate latitudinarians, and hazelnut moderates. Not to mention the Gianduia-based Jansenists and the cherry-centered Boerians.”
“What about the Nutellalians?”
“The Nutellians are all mere Epicureans.”
“And those who drink their chocolate hot, from a mug?”
“Pure, metaphysicians, unless we take into account the whipped-cream variants.”
“What about me?” asked Heraclitus.      He stopped and thought for a short interval, staring abstractedly at the ceiling.
“Grandpa says you are a Choco-Eastereggian maximalist. 
- from Margherita Dolce Vita, Stefano Benni

“… Every man, every woman, and every theory has a weak point.”

“Even Grandpa’s theory of chocolate?”

Heraclitus crossed his legs, the way he usually does when he is about to issue one of his pronouncements.

“Sure: it’s a fine theory, as far as it goes, but it is incomplete. It overlooks an important point. There are considerable variations in the universe of chocolate-eaters. There are milk-chocolate liberals. bittersweet fundamentalists, white chocolate latitudinarians, and hazelnut moderates. Not to mention the Gianduia-based Jansenists and the cherry-centered Boerians.”

“What about the Nutellalians?”

“The Nutellians are all mere Epicureans.”

“And those who drink their chocolate hot, from a mug?”

“Pure, metaphysicians, unless we take into account the whipped-cream variants.”

“What about me?” asked Heraclitus. He stopped and thought for a short interval, staring abstractedly at the ceiling.

“Grandpa says you are a Choco-Eastereggian maximalist. 


- from Margherita Dolce Vita, Stefano Benni
Buyumek omur boyu suren bir istir. Bir gun gercekten kendin olmaya basladigini hissettiginde, kim bilir nerede, ne durumda ve kac yasindasindir?
Cok Uzaklarda Bir Yaz, Mehmet Acar

Fotograf: Gregory Crewdson

Andrew Bird esliginde bir Chris Ware tragedyasi..