Tralabast, the epitome of lost in communication, mis-branding, and economic segregation is the hidden gem of Istanbul.
A community, which has neither insight, nor interest of being in touch with the outside world, has united—living with the reputation of the slum.
A slum lined with pantone painting chips clothing lines, sharing from home to home, painting the mid-air alley way into a Jackson Pollock painting.
Each family is participating in the game of telephone, telling their stories everyday through the pieces of cloth hung on ach line.
The install on March 12, 2009 hallmarks a celebration, and annual tradition, which the citizens of Tralabast gathered to draw on blank shirts.
Through teamwork, the shirts hang proudly narrating individual stories. It may be true that there are some things money can't buy and for everything else, MasterCard could be the solution, but what if we can’t afford to have a card to swipe? The interaction with people of Tralabast proofs that money isn’t everything, people are.

In collaboration with Suzanne O' Connell, Dikris Turker, Duygu Aksoy and Hakan Ullusman.

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