“It is no more possible to take pride in these neglected dwellings,which dirt,dust and mud have blended into their surroundings,than it is to rejoice in in the beautiful old wooden houses that as a child i watched burn down one by one."---Istanbul Memories and the city
Istanbul has a long tradition of construction in wood.Those wooden houses from the Ottoman empire period are one of Istanbul's least appreciated architectural forms.But many of they have vanished and the survivors are under threat because of lots of new modern development and gentrification project take place in those historical areas. Some of the houses are demolishing now or neglect until collapse.You can easily find those demolishing house pieces or fragments as window/door frames in the city,which may be taken by local rural inhabitants to make some temporary structures or shelters.
The demolishing wooden houses' fragments and those isolated houses in bad condition are objects which i want to borrow from the city to relocate and recombine in the carnival site. To form some temporary platform and building by wooden house material and additional supporting structure such as cranes and scaffolds.The new looking and function may be totally different from the original houses, to achieve an overlay and penetration of various of memories.
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