Nomad Stories

the nomad stories

- the project - the credits - the journey - the stories - the 360-stories - the platform - the paths

the project Not every word has the same power in a discursive World. In a truth regime, in order of discourse, words re-create the reality and empower discourses.

When discourse gives meaning to everything and subject can only state in a position in them, the freedom is hard word. So, the users can find themselves are attracted by words which are not constructed by the same discourse. The words and the content of videos are not even the constructed by the same discourse, so people can experience themselves between expectation and witnessing.

“They cannot. Represent themselves: they must be represented.” Marx Considering this infamous quote of Marx, this work is not included a teller.

The teller can control the discourse, restrict the meaning making process.

This is not a told, re-told and change the meaning in every interaction and every teller. So, people can raise their own voices, their own meaning making. By this way, they do not become “object” of a career work, but they take part as a “subject”.

What are the essential pieces in the stories of people who immigrated to Erzincan that they carry no matter what? What do they leave behind, they tell their kids and adapt from the new culture? From the most universal part to detailed individual part could be seen through details.

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The Square movie was a provocative statement about the border of humanity and helping behavior. In the advertisement clip in the movie video saying “how much inhumanity does it take before we access your humanity “ question helping culture of today. The monkey scene, the beggar blonde girl hurting scene all says that if the situation is not that devastating, nobody will not do anything. Accordingly, the world remembers the Gulf war oil spill with the birds that covered with oil. Beside the discourse of refugees in Mediterranean were changed after the photo of a dead small child by the shore. It shows that unless a child, a totally innocent person gets harmed, it is not considered that important. However, these moments captured by the media lead to new ideas “those people are different than us”; “they are in quiet danger that I am not able to help”. And most interestingly those people are reduced to their tragedy in some discourses and their smile and entertainment could be seen as “wrong” or “how possible”. They tend to be thought with always in mourning. And in other discourses they constructed as it is just the same pain everywhere, sounds like ontological guilt. Maybe in contrast to these modernist heritage dreams, this work shows fractions in Daily life side by side. The refugee kids could be seen when they are laughing, because being human is never become only one thing.

The local, the native is under the question. The environmental identity which associated with local people of any place can be found in a flowing culture.

The famous jobs are under the light this time, the situation could be called “nearly dead city marks.’

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the journey An appointment was scheduled with the district governor of Üzümlü. In Erzincan, the first contact was Mr. Adem, who is an officer in the communication office of the District Governor. Mr. Adem warmly welcome us and help us to contact with World Union of Ahıska Turks office (DATUB). The office of the association is located in the district governorship building.

There, the team first met Mrs. Elmira and Mrs. Gülmira who were immigrated from Ukraine after the war and now currently work at the office. Then Mrs. Firuze and Mr. Vahit came to the office and met the team. The team introduced itself and provided general information about the project. Mr. Vahit, Mrs. Elmira and Mrs. Gülmira gave general information about Ahıska Turks, association, their “happy immigration” and life in Erzincan.

Then, together with Mr. Vahit and Mrs. Firuze, an industrial region in Uzümlü where some Ahıska Turks have been working were visited. Later, the greenhouses of Ahıska Turks were visited. The team conducted investigations here. Tomatoes, cucumbers, and eggplants are grown in the greenhouses and Ahıska Turks worked vegetable fields before. Meanwhile, team met Mr. Ikram who is one of the main characters in the documentary. A fruitful conversation occurred between Mr. İkram and the team. He promised to cook Samsa ( a special Ahıska dish) and sing for the team.

*day 1 - 26 august 2019 - monday

the journey We had a conversation with Mr. Ali, a local person of Üzümlü., in the municipal park of Üzümlü. He talked about the patented grapes of Üzümlü. and his thought about an immigrant in the town that mainly positive. Mr. Ali is 82 years old and spent his whole life in Üzümlü. He said that the people of Ahiska were hardworking, and can sustain their life in Erzincan and that they had positive effects on social life in Üzümlü.

Together with Mrs. Firuze, a house of Ahıska family in the neighborhood of Ahıska Turks was visited. Focus groups type and one by one semi-structured interview were held with members of an Ahıska family. In the meantime, a girl named Elvira was said to be a national wrestler and she won national and international competitions in various countries. Elvira, who won 20-25 medals. She is a wrestler who has worked with her father and she thinks her life kind of a movie Dangal.

With the helping of the other members of the house and the neighbors, one-to-one and collective discussions were held. Local food was served to the people of Ahıska. Mrs. Ayşa (the eldest) was interviewed about traditional life and heritage. Immigration stories have listened. Voice recordings and 360 camera shots were conducted.

The family members were super kind and warm toward the team.

Then the team visited the picnic address called Eksisu.

*day 2 - 27 august 2019 - tuesday

the journey Binali Yildirim University Secretary-General Mrs. Ferit met the team in his office. He gave information about Afghan refugees in Erzincan. Mr.Ferit team contacted the Red Crescent manager Bekir, two of them worked together in the past in order to help the team contacted refugees. Mr. Bekir and the team went to the camp.

It was a warm welcome at the Afghan camp. Atefeh from the team communicated in Persian and young refugees and children who can speak Turkish communicate the other team members in Turkish. Afghans' migration stories have listened and their homes were visited. The camp was investigated. Sound recordings and 360 camera shots were taken. Afghan children were served cakes by the team. Separate interviews were held with Afghan youth and elders.

In the evening dinner was prepared for the team at Ms. Ikram's house. There was like a small party in the garden with lots of food and local people of Ahıska accompanied by live performance music. Mr. Vahit. chairman of DATÜB Üzümlü was also participated and gave a talk about that night. The famous and promised Ahıska dishes were served. Additionally, Ms. İkram covered Barış Manço songs outstandingly.

*day 3 - 28 august 2019 - wednesday

the journey Mrs. Ahmet and his wife, one of the local people of Erzincan, invited the team to breakfast. Common issues about Erzincan region were discussed at breakfast. They talked about their own immigration stories to the west of Turkey and their summer visit back to Erzincan. Then the team got back to the hotel.

Afternoon the team went to DATUB office once again. Mrs. Gulmira and the team talk about pilot questions about the project questionnaire. The verbal agreement was reached out on the questionnaire questions.

Then the team went to Mr. Ikram’s house once again. There was a self-made gym was Located at the backyard of the house. And some 360 video shots were taken and the team talked to Mr. İkram and his wife Mrs. Louise (Leyla) on the days of Ukraine. Their youth stories have listened.

In the evening we went to the Girlevik waterfall from the hotel. Then after returning to the city center a meeting organized at the Erzincan city center.

*day 4 - 29 august 2019 - thursday

the journey In the morning, sunrise was captured with 360 videos.

After having breakfast, Erzincan city center was the first destination. The team did some shopping. Then, Mr. Timur and his family from Ahıska district were visited in their home. Mrs. Firuze and his son Mr. Timur and their stories about Ukraine and Uzbekistan have listened. They sang folk songs of Russia and Uzbekistan. An interview with Ahıska literature was held with Mrs. Firuze ad she mentioned proverbs of Ahıska Turks. Then the team went to the center of Ezincan again and visited the Afghan camp for the second time.

The team interviewed young people. They talked about their own interest, their hope for university their journey from Afghanistan. Some of the team members played with kids at the camp.

In the evening, Mrs.Firuza, Ms. Elmira and Ms. Gülmira met the team at the hotel lobby. Mrs. Elmira told her memories of Fergana events in detail. The audio was recorded. The team left the hotel at 4.30 in the morning, so the first journey is finished.

*day 5 - 30 august 2019 - friday

the journey Departure from the hotel at 10.00 in the morning. The team split into two groups.

The first team (Bahar, Banu, YaÄ&#x;mur) met with the people of Erzincan.

Coppersmiths were shot after that Mr. Fahrettin from Erzincan visited in his house.

The second team (Burcu, Atefeh, Ibrahim) went to the Afghan camp. 360 shots, portraits and audio recordings of Afghans were taken. 360 stories and audio recordings were made with immigration stories and lives, with the elderly, young people and children.

**day 1 - 19 september 2019 - thursday

the journey The whole team went to DATUB in Üzümlü District Governorate then Mr. Ikram’s house. The team split up here.

The first team visited houses in the Ahiska neighborhood to administrate surveys.

The second team took videos of Mr. Ikram in his greenhouse. Then they had a meeting with the general secretary of DATUB at the hotel lobby. After that Elvira was shot while practicing. In the evening Mr. Timur’s house was visited and some immigration stories were recorded.

**day 2 - 20 september 2019 - friday

the journey The team split into two. The first team went to the wedding house. Starting from there, a survey was conducted in Yunusemre neighborhood.

The second team went to Mr. Fahrettin’s house again. The sound was recorded and the shots were taken.

Later, the second team held a meeting with Mr. Ibrahim in Erzincan. 360 shots and audio recording was taken.

The team attended a wedding in the evening and went to the center of Erzincan. Some scenes from the wedding were recorded with a 360-degree camera.

**day 3 - 21 september 2019 - saturday

the journey The team went to the center of Erzincan. The team split up here.

The first team went to coppersmiths’ store inside the bazaar. Sound recording and shooting were done.

The second team went to the roasted chickpea store and the owner of the store was interviewed and some 360 videos were taken.

Then the whole team went to the Afghan camp together. Painting activity was held with Afghan children. Voice recording and shooting was done.

A few Afghan people were taken with 360 shots and interviewed.

In the evening the team went to Mrs. Elmira and Mrs. GĂźlmira's house. 360 shots and audio recordings were taken.

**day 4 - 22 september 2019 - sunday

the stories

visual narratives from Erzincan province

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ikram at sunflower garden

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ikram and louise with their dogs

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hanging jacket as a backyard item

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the soldier with sad eyes

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cursing wall to who throws trash there

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roasted chickpea manufacturer with his car collection

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ahÄąska wedding ceremony with "temennĂź" gratitude

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children joy at a wedding ceremony

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life in üzümlü

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experiencing 360 degree video with a gear

the platform

vr platform that all 360degree stories can be experienced

the platform

the paths

the user paths of the team from vr experience

the paths

atefeh beikzadeh bahar aykaç banu inanç uyan dur burcu nimet dumlu enes beşinci ibrahim külünk michael barngrover onur gürkan yağmur demirpehlivan the user paths of the team from vr experience

the animation

360-animation about migration

the animation

360-animation about migration

the thanks Ali Sina, Rıza Zakir, Abdülmüttalip, Ahmet, Alireza, Amirmohammad Mohammadi, Asım Evren Yantaç, Ayse Kamaloğlu, Bekir, Bibigol Mohamadi, Elmira Elisegil, Elvira Kamaloğlu, Emre Öztürk, Fereshte, Ferit, Firuza Mamedov, Firuze Latifoğlu, Fuat Uçar, Furkan Külünk, Golchehre, Gülden Kılıç, Gülmira Elisegil, Hasan, Hojjat, Hossein Soltan, Hüseyin, İdris ŞahinIkram Rizman, Ivon Bensason, Luisa Rizman, Marzieh, Mohamad Yusef, Parya, Rahmi, Roya, Rukiyya, Ruya, Seida Risman, Shahrbano, Taqi,Timur Mamedov, Vahit Mirza, Yasamin, Yusuf, Yusuf, Zamire Kamaloğlu.

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