Istanbul Biennial 2013

 This post is a work in progress... Here are the photos from my outing to the Istanbul Biennial. I'll add more text sooooooon! Uff ya, adding a little less than expected this morning. I discovered there was no gas left for the stove :((( 

OK, I got a new gas cylinder yesterday afternoon--with the normal amount of confusion over the phone--but, as they say, now we're cookin' with gas!

On Sunday, my friend Blake and I went to see two of the venues of the Istanbul Biennial; the 2013 theme was "Mom, am I a barbarian?". We had planned to go earlier in the week, but the weather turned much too rainy and cold for such a cross-town trek. Sunday was the last day of the Biennial, so there was a bit of motivation to go. Lucky for us, it was a gorgeous, fall day!

This is one set of Rainbow Stairs in Istanbul (near the Fındıklı tram stop).

The words are: Barış için el ele. /  Hand in hand for peace.

These photos are from an exhibit of children's art at the Biennial. The school kids made a shadow-paper diorama of "their" city.

Pieces from the Biennial 

I still need to look up the titles and names of the artists...

Lunch break with attendant kitty

Massive installation at another Biennial venue

Art masquerading as flooring

Ah, if only this were in focus!

Floor masquerading as art

 View of a church from the roof of one of the venues

The parking lot for the church--is that a landing pad?

Blake contemplating the city

Happy to be out seeing art on a beautiful day!