This page features the interdisciplinary projects I have been involved in since 2017 as part of a collaborative team. These works reflect a collective approach to creative processes, where a shared vision and diverse expertise come together to add new perspectives and depth to each project.
Architectural Adobe Sculpture Project, İzmir, 2017
Project Team
Berke Saraçoğlu
Hüseyin Gürgöze
Mert Hüseyin Doğan
Nadir Yiğit Karabıyık
Onur Fındık
Uğur Say
Berke Saraçoğlu
Hüseyin Gürgöze
Mert Hüseyin Doğan
Nadir Yiğit Karabıyık
Onur Fındık
Uğur Say
Adobe Sculpture Workshop, İzmir, 2017
Workshop Team
Berke Saraçoğlu
Caner Aşçıer
Hüseyin Gürgöze
İlayda Erdemirli
Melike Özden
Mert Hüseyin Doğan
Nadir Yiğit Karabıyık
Onur Fındık
Sema Sakar
Project Film
Archaeology Summer School
Archaeology: Humans and the Environment
On this journey where we will trace the cultural footprints of humanity, our first stop is climate; we will explore glaciers, global warming, and human interactions up to the Anthropocene Age. At the second stop, we will discuss how the responses of early humans—who stood upright on two legs—gradually led to settled life. Our third stop addresses humanity’s unchanging problem: "The Struggle for Food"—12 million years, five stages, same outcome.
As we move toward our fourth stop, we will discuss the development of civilization from villages to cities and from authority to kingship. Ultimately, we will analyze how the global impact of Rome, which transformed from a republic into an empire, was only possible through peace—interpreted through the lens of stone craftsmanship and art. Finally, at our fifth and last stop, we will examine how the Küçük Menderes Basin, under different administrations, has served as a source of wealth when properly managed, supported by material culture evidence.
In short, guided by archaeological data, we invite everyone to discuss how societies that live in harmony with climate and the environment, are aware of their own capacities, believe in peace, and apply scientific methods can create prosperous, healthy, and happy generations.
Course Topics and Instructors
Archaeology of Climate Change – Ahmet Uhri
From the Beginning to the Neolithic Age: The Impact of Climate on Human Life – Selim Martin
Environment, Humans, and the Struggle for Food – Mert Hüseyin Doğan
Humans, Trade, Material, and Art in the Roman Imperial Era – Fatih Hakan Kaya
The Küçük Menderes Basin: Three Golden Ages of the Countryside – Ali Özkan