Inspired by Zeyrek Çinili Hamam and the Zeyrek neighbourhood, the collaborationbrings Efnan Sarıahmetoğlu’s paper practice under Minipaperworks into dialoguewith the area’s architectural details and layers. From Istanbul as a source ofinspiration to the traces of the past she encountered on the hammam’s walls, Efnanexplores the idea of slowing down and the creative process that...

The collaboration between Zeyrek Çinili Hamam and Mah-Roc brings RoksanSarfati’s practice, shaped between Sri Lanka and Istanbul, into dialogue with thehammam’s rituals, architecture and collective memory. Roksan explores how workingwith women has shaped her approach to design, the connection between the oceanand the hammam through slowing down, and the meanings carried by symbolsdrawn from...