meltaround

Meltaround is an ongoing visual journey of over ten years, tracing urban pressure, nature’s response, and the spaces between. Built in evolving series, across around Turkey and Asia. Its core narrative is formed through words.

Meltaround is an ongoing visual journey spanning over ten years. It explores the tension between the human body and urban space, and how nature quietly responds—almost as if mimicking the city’s pressure. Between them, emotional and spatial gaps emerge: moments of silence, disorientation, or release.

The project began with reflections on my own body and gradually extended to document different places—starting with Manisa, Izmir, and Istanbul in Turkey, then continuing through Pai, Goa, Pokhara, and beyond in South and Southeast Asia.

I don’t follow a linear narrative. Instead, I gather fragments: images, found objects, environmental impressions, and text. I like to trace the feelings and meanings born from these moments, linking them across time and space. The outcome is a layered record of how bodies navigate and absorb place.

The core text of this project is made up of single words—Turkish, English, and invented—each one echoing a thought, a memory, a gap, or a moment.

Borrow. Domur. Womb. Ardor. Solid. Dar. Oyuk. Bo3. Redish. Gonk. Boz. Sarmal. Howl. Sınır. Küp. Vanish. Alma. Sound. Down. Toplam. Form. Us. İkiyüz. Corridor. Vocalize. Tüm. Relish. Ulu. Bottom. Fonolit. Toil. Fur. Toprak. Jollyous. Adım. Coşku. Riziko. Circle. Spunk. Kalp. Sorrow. Mutual. Kolun. Lawa. Brown.