Wells of Knowledge: Poetry, Music and Resistance in Turkey by Merve Kılıçer
This hybrid publication focuses on the transfer of knowledge through cultural production in the oral folkloric traditions of Anatolia. It consists of a poster-zine and an online platform.
The physical poster-zine holds on one side a visual fragment of the research with a collage of old photographs and Kılıçer's drawings, and on the other side the article 'Wells of Knowledge: Poetry, Music and Resistance in Turkey'. By narrating the history of a specific geography, the article invites readers to question the influence of cultural heritage in the formation of one's perception towards the world and 'other' people they share it with.
The online platform acts as an active archival space that gives the possibility to revisit the elements in a non-linear historical approach focusing on the transference of oral knowledge through musical and poetic practices of story telling. The map creates a well of accessible knowledge and shares it through short bibliographic information about contributors of this knowledge and their proximity to or influence on other artists.
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This publication focuses on the effects of Anatolian folkloric traditions on the forms of knowledge transfer that take place through cultural production and is available to readers both in print and digitally.
The printed copy, designed as a fanzine and poster, features a visual part of the research in the form of a poster with a collage of photographs and drawings by Kılıçer on one side, and the article '‘Wells of Knowledge: Poetry, Music and Resistance in Turkey’’ on the other. The article invites us to question the impact of cultural production that emerged in Anatolian history on the formation of individuals' perceptions of the world and the 'others' with whom they live today.
The online platform, on the other hand, serves as an active archive by creating a network map of relationships through individuals who have continued the storytelling practices through music and poetry mentioned in the article. The map creates an accessible information resource and shares brief bibliographic information about the relationships or influences between musicians and writers throughout history.
