Tracing Istanbul. (From the air). Edited by Meric Oner.

ONER, MERIC - MURAT GUVENC - DENIZ ASLAN - PELIN DERVIS (Text) - OGUZ MERIC (Photography) Tracing Istanbul. (From the air). Edited by Meric Oner. Istanbul: Garanti Gallery, 2009. Oblong large 8vo., 191 p., color ills. Original cloth binding. New ISBN: 9789944731157 CATALOG: Istanbul / Constantinople KEYWORDS: Istanbul - Constantinople photography Urbanization Tracing Istanbul shares with the reader aerial images of Istanbul that Oguz Meric has captured between 1992-2009. These images reveal traces of Istanbul which allow one to comprehend the urban context in its historical, social, economical and even political aspects. In this respect, the book seeks to express the story behind the images: the story of increasing population, urban policies, authority figures, rising land values, architectural practices and more. The images are discussed in three separate interviews, including interpretations by Murat Guvenc, Deniz Aslan and Pelin Dervis, which are structured to form a dialogue. All in all, this book is an outcome of Garanti Gallery's vast exploration of Istanbul that was launched with the ''Becoming Istanbul'' project. On aerial images On urban growth On urban fabric On location On potential On intervention Interview Index.…