Colour Memory Meditations of a Space

a remembering piece for the collective book “In Memorry of the Monastry” / watercolour on paper, 2020

In Memory of the Monastery
a book project / concept by Naz Erayda

Founded in 1843, the Monastery is located in Tarlabaşı, just two minutes away from Taksim, the heart of Istanbul. Despite its proximity to the city center, the building and its surroundings were home to marginalized communities for many years. Between 1986 and 2006, it was known as the Istanbul Art Center, hosting various civil society organizations, associations, unions, many artists, and theater groups, with Kumpanya being one of the prominent ones.
In Memory of the Monastery is a project inviting artists from diverse disciplines who have crossed paths with this space to create works inspired by this historical structure.