A room for the artist, but what’s in it for the host?
Artist residencies are spaces for research and mutual learning that bring creatives together with local knowledge. In these programmes, which welcome chefs, designers and researchers, the relationship formed with the people, nature and culture of the place also shapes the work. Examples from Cappadocia to Sardinia offer new possibilities for passing on craft knowledge and for rural development. The value of these programmes depends on what artists, hosts and local communities learn from one another and what they can create together.
The age of experience: how is the events economy shaping city life?
Istanbul from 6 to 6 | Tanrı Misafiri on Istanbul’s pop-up food scene
Tanrı Misafiri brought the pop-up wave to Istanbul, has brought international names to the city through its guest chef programmes, and turns six this summer. In their kitchen in Hacımimi, we sit down with Cem Balduk, Müge Büyüktalaş and Müge Tüzer to put both pop-up culture and Tanrı Misafiri’s direction on the table.
Istanbul from 6 to 6 | Beyond Hi-Fi and craft drinks: what a listening bar is, and isn’t
Born in Japan and now spreading across the big cities of Europe and the US, audiophile bars represent the spread of an analogue culture that puts experience, process and quality ahead of uniformity and fast consumption. One of the current versions of this approach, which brings food, drink and music together, is taproomx in Asmalı Mescit. In this instalment of the “Istanbul from 6 to 6” series, Can Çakmakçı, one of taproomx’s partners, tells us how the feel of vinyl and craft beer took the shape of a place.
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