House of

Asterion

Perhaps I have created the stars and the sun and this enormous house, but I no longer remember. 

Artistic Research Project

Film University Graduate Academy

As a PhD candidate, I am an active member of the Graduate Academy.

“The house shelters daydreaming, the house protects the dreamer, the house allows one to dream in peace. The house, even more than the landscape, is a state of being. In it, daydreaming is both a refuge and a sanctuary. The house is one of the greatest powers of integration for the thoughts, memories, and dreams of mankind. Without it, man would be a dispersed being. It is the house that initiates humanity into a sense of repose and contemplation. Inside the house, a sort of daydreaming reverie begins, and it is this reverie that gives the house its intimacy and grandeur.”

Gaston Bachelard

About Project

“Trickster is to say simply that the boundary is where he will be found—sometimes drawing the line, sometimes crossing it, sometimes erasing or moving it…”

House of Asterion is an attempt by Oguz Baran to create an archaeology of emotions, dreams, and fantasies related to his childhood home by using the form of the essay film as an instrument for this attempt.

QUESTIONS?

If you’re interested in learning more about my project, collaborating, or simply sharing your thoughts, I’d love to hear from you.