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Fig. 2.28
Invisible Istanbul:
Urban Dynamics - Node 4
by
PATTU (Cem Kozar/Isıl
Ünal)
2011
. Augmented
Reality. The Minorities of
Istanbul. From cosmopolitan
Galata through the Pogrom of
Sept. 6th/7th to hotels and
shopping malls
this area in the past. The smaller buildings are now dominated by electronic shops
selling everything from lamps to satellite dishes, and the banks themselves are being
turned into art museums. Looking up one sees symbols for art and for the hotels that
are also planned for this area in the future (Fig.
2.30
).
This is just a small sample of the sites covered by Invisible Istanbul: Urban
Dynamics. As diverse as was the past and present in these neighborhoods, the future
repeats itself in alarming monotony: multinational brands, upscale hotels - accord-
ing to the official development plans for the city of Istanbul. The tour should be a
requirement for everybody interested in the fate of this fascinating and dynamic city.
2.8
Conclusions
The Venice and Istanbul Biennales of 2011, and the questions raised by their
curators, framed questions that we took far beyond the curators' original intent in
order to also address issues of curatorial control of selection and space, inclusivity
and exclusivity, and the autonomy of the artist in the light of the possibilities of the
new medium of geolocative augmented reality.
