Contrast

The old and the new. Today I went with Tumay, Senol's girlfriend, to the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art. It was nice to leave the busy streets of the city and enter the quiet salons of MOMA. There were two travelling exhibits on display both concerning fashion. the first was a designer/artists rendering of different aspects of Istanbul. He called it the she-city and wrote poetic discriptions of various and at times contrasting parts of city life. I read about Taksim, the doves, the lillies, turkish delight, Galata bridge, Dolmabache palace, the Bosphorus, and the night of Istanbul. I am proud to say that I have experienced all of these things...like I could have worn all of the dresses on display which brings up another interesting point of the female form used as a hanger for art. HMM. The other exhibit had a great theme of metamorphosis. It addressed seasons as well as travel and displacement. struck a chord with me as I have been on the road for quite some time and feel like I have really come back into myself. I appreciate the routines of bed early, light breakfast, shower, getting in touch with you all and checking out news etc. I have discovered some of my triggers like heat, crowded spaces and not having adequate down time. These these things are pretty universal huh. Back out of my head and to the day.
Tumay and I did some shopping around Kadikoy and then I came back by bus to Senol's where I am putting my feet up and catching up about the day. Here are some pictures of the museum n me.