French artist Juliette Minchin created Where the River Burns, a site-specificexhibition for Zeyrek Çinili Hamam, drawing on its rituals, architecture and layeredhistory. In our latest conversation, Minchin reflects on her first impressions ofIstanbul, the inspirations behind her practice, and the unexpected ways the city andthe hammam shaped her work.

Presented in the Byzantine cistern of Zeyrek Çinili Hamam, “Temenos: The Inland Sea” brings together painting, scent and site-specific installation in dialogue with the hammam's layered history. Margaret R. Thompson reflects on the landscapes that shape her practice, her impressions of Istanbul, and the transformative power of art in our latest conversation.