“This magnificent corpus of tales from a variety of Oriental sources was transmitted orally over the vastness of many countries before their translation by the writer, scholar and traveler Antoine Galland took Europe by storm, and then the world. The tales of the Thousand and One Nights had a major influence upon the development of the fantasy literature of the 18th century, which evolved in tandem with a passion for all that was exotic.

Over the course of the centuries, to the present day, they continue to be a source of inspiration for art and literature. Every artist that has worked with the Thousand and One Nights has been the richer for it.

The Tales of Scheherazade

Scheherazade, the main character of the Thousand and One Nights, is the most famous storyteller of all time. Each night she weaves one tale into another, each more captivating than the one before. Amidst a geographical backdrop that stretches from Arabia, Persia, Egypt and North Africa to China, Scheherazade whiles the hours away with her tales that follow one upon the other, evoking for her audience a variety of exotic lands, in which many adventures transpire. These tales have lasted for far more than a “Thousand and One Nights” and they unfold in a surreal universe. These works of immense imagination continue to remain an inexhaustible source of inspiration over the course of the centuries.” (arkassanatmerkezi.com)

• Design
• Construction management
• Lighting design
• Large size wall graphics design with Ethem Onur Bilgiç
• Object Installation