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Fig. 2.22
Historia
by Naoko
Tosa (
2011
). Augmented
Reality. Users compose
messages by appropriating
historic icons floating in the
space and assigning a new
meaningtotheirmessage.
Seen in front of Cafe Florian,
Piazza San Marco
described in Orhan Pamuk's novels. In the twenty-first century, however, with
Turkey's rising political and economic power Istanbul has once again become a
thriving center of contemporary culture, and its former melancholy is not even a
childhood memory for the current generation of young artists. Lanfranco's invitation
to ISEA2011 and the Istanbul Biennale was an irresistible opportunity to experience
a fascinating city through the concentrating prism of a contemporary art biennial.
2.7
“Invisible Istanbul”: Istanbul Biennale 2011 AR
Intervention
Through an artist residency at the Caravansarai artists' space in Istanbul (Cara-
vansarai
2013
) I had met Cem Kozar and Isıl Ünal, Istanbul architects and designers
who run the design office PATTU (
2013
). They were interested in learning to use
augmented reality technology and were deeply knowledgeable about the past and
future urban development of the city, making for a fruitful collaboration on both
sides. Together we created “Invisible Istanbul,” a series of augmented reality works
