"Aftermath Of The Climate Crisis: Derinkuyu Revived" by Gurkan Maruf Mihci
Video Art
4K Single-Channel Digital Video Animation Loops with Music, 2024 Duration: 7 minutes 04 seconds
The climate crisis, the real apocalypse, is here. Climate change affects the entire interconnected system of the Earth, leading to various consequences. Around 2800 years ago, the inhabitants of the Cappadocia area, Türkiye, made a crucial decision due to the harsh conditions they faced, including severe weather and the constant fear of conflict. They opted to construct a complete Derinkuyu underground city, which remains the oldest and the biggest surviving underground city, accommodating approximately 20,000 residents and offering schools, residences, markets, and places of worship. I reimagine this city for how we can scientifically imagine it during the climate crisis and how humans would live in underground cities using scientific facts and science fiction in the future. I focus on representing these concepts using technology (animated computer-generated loops and/or sound and 3D/2D visualizations). I aim to revisit the past, ancient underground cities in Cappadocia, examine how people lived and survived together, imagine and apply these for the future, and understand how ancient underground city inhabitants can help us to survive and build our future lives. I address the problem of climate change and its effects on our planet. 25,000 Gen A.I. images were created, collected, collaged, synthesized, and processed for this project, and these were animated and created 42 animated scenes. Music composition was another integral part of the project. During my research, the traditional Duduk, an ancient wind instrument, combined its historical sound with futuristic analog synthesizers. This fusion of past and future elements echoed the visual themes of the video, further immersing the viewer in the speculative narrative I had crafted. https://gurkanmihci.com/Aftermath-Of-The-Climate-Crisis-Derinkuyu-Revived
Video Art
4K Single-Channel Digital Video Animation Loops with Music, 2024 Duration: 7 minutes 04 seconds
The climate crisis, the real apocalypse, is here. Climate change affects the entire interconnected system of the Earth, leading to various consequences. Around 2800 years ago, the inhabitants of the Cappadocia area, Türkiye, made a crucial decision due to the harsh conditions they faced, including severe weather and the constant fear of conflict. They opted to construct a complete Derinkuyu underground city, which remains the oldest and the biggest surviving underground city, accommodating approximately 20,000 residents and offering schools, residences, markets, and places of worship. I reimagine this city for how we can scientifically imagine it during the climate crisis and how humans would live in underground cities using scientific facts and science fiction in the future. I focus on representing these concepts using technology (animated computer-generated loops and/or sound and 3D/2D visualizations). I aim to revisit the past, ancient underground cities in Cappadocia, examine how people lived and survived together, imagine and apply these for the future, and understand how ancient underground city inhabitants can help us to survive and build our future lives. I address the problem of climate change and its effects on our planet. 25,000 Gen A.I. images were created, collected, collaged, synthesized, and processed for this project, and these were animated and created 42 animated scenes. Music composition was another integral part of the project. During my research, the traditional Duduk, an ancient wind instrument, combined its historical sound with futuristic analog synthesizers. This fusion of past and future elements echoed the visual themes of the video, further immersing the viewer in the speculative narrative I had crafted. https://gurkanmihci.com/Aftermath-Of-The-Climate-Crisis-Derinkuyu-Revived
Video Art
4K Single-Channel Digital Video Animation Loops with Music, 2024 Duration: 7 minutes 04 seconds
The climate crisis, the real apocalypse, is here. Climate change affects the entire interconnected system of the Earth, leading to various consequences. Around 2800 years ago, the inhabitants of the Cappadocia area, Türkiye, made a crucial decision due to the harsh conditions they faced, including severe weather and the constant fear of conflict. They opted to construct a complete Derinkuyu underground city, which remains the oldest and the biggest surviving underground city, accommodating approximately 20,000 residents and offering schools, residences, markets, and places of worship. I reimagine this city for how we can scientifically imagine it during the climate crisis and how humans would live in underground cities using scientific facts and science fiction in the future. I focus on representing these concepts using technology (animated computer-generated loops and/or sound and 3D/2D visualizations). I aim to revisit the past, ancient underground cities in Cappadocia, examine how people lived and survived together, imagine and apply these for the future, and understand how ancient underground city inhabitants can help us to survive and build our future lives. I address the problem of climate change and its effects on our planet. 25,000 Gen A.I. images were created, collected, collaged, synthesized, and processed for this project, and these were animated and created 42 animated scenes. Music composition was another integral part of the project. During my research, the traditional Duduk, an ancient wind instrument, combined its historical sound with futuristic analog synthesizers. This fusion of past and future elements echoed the visual themes of the video, further immersing the viewer in the speculative narrative I had crafted. https://gurkanmihci.com/Aftermath-Of-The-Climate-Crisis-Derinkuyu-Revived