The history of the Turkish Flag and reflections
Erdem Gorgulu from Istanbul has suggested the history of the Turkish flag as inspiration for The Gift of Light project. The three theories below all involve the crescent moon and star of the flag being seen in a Turkish warrior's pool of blood:
1. In the year 1071, after the Battle of Manzikert and the defeat of the Byzantine army, the Seljuk Khan, Alp Arslan was roaming the battlefield where he saw the reflection of the crescent moon and the star on a pool of blood of Turkish warriors. After he saw this image he decided that this would be the flag representing the Turks.
2. After the Battle of Kosovo in 28 July 1389, Murad I was assassinated and on that night there was a unique moment of Jupiter and the Moon next to each other. If one considers this sight on a pool of blood, the current structure of the Turkish flag can be seen easily.
3. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the modern Republic of Turkey, walking on a battlefield one night after a victorious battle in the Turkish War of Independence, saw the reflection of the star and crescent formation in a large pool of blood on the rocky hill terrain of Sakarya.
I really like the idea of using reflective surfaces to add another layer to the installation. Mirrors or water could be used effectively to create light reflections.
1. In the year 1071, after the Battle of Manzikert and the defeat of the Byzantine army, the Seljuk Khan, Alp Arslan was roaming the battlefield where he saw the reflection of the crescent moon and the star on a pool of blood of Turkish warriors. After he saw this image he decided that this would be the flag representing the Turks.
2. After the Battle of Kosovo in 28 July 1389, Murad I was assassinated and on that night there was a unique moment of Jupiter and the Moon next to each other. If one considers this sight on a pool of blood, the current structure of the Turkish flag can be seen easily.
3. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the modern Republic of Turkey, walking on a battlefield one night after a victorious battle in the Turkish War of Independence, saw the reflection of the star and crescent formation in a large pool of blood on the rocky hill terrain of Sakarya.
I really like the idea of using reflective surfaces to add another layer to the installation. Mirrors or water could be used effectively to create light reflections.
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