torsdag 28 oktober 2010

Istanbul, the meeting space of Europe


















In 2010 Istanbul is the Cultural Capital of Europe.
As a gateway between East and West it's actually a bridge...

Garbage in Paradise...























Dream world meeting reality.

Young men in the park by the Galata Tower

We see a lot of people meeting in the streets. Usually boys meeting boys, girls meeting girls.  

A game for two...


...will occur tonight, maybe this afternoon. Two old men, meeting...

Meeting a Turkish man..

...but he didn't want to speak English. No, he preferred Swedish because he had been living in Sweden for the last 31 years. Meeting someone from home...


Two cats meeting in a shop window

This reflects people´s attitude towards animals.
Keeping cats and feeding them is part of their culture.

Smile Istanbul 2010















This work was presented by Geta from Romania, Chrisanthi from Greece, Janne and Marie from Sweden, Minna and Tiina from Finland and Caterina from Italy.