{"id":6273,"date":"2026-02-02T17:17:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T17:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archworks.agu.edu.tr\/?p=6273"},"modified":"2026-02-02T17:17:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T17:17:48","slug":"unity-through-diversity-nehir-dogan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/archworks.agu.edu.tr\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/unity-through-diversity-nehir-dogan\/","title":{"rendered":"UNITY THROUGH DIVERSITY\/ Nehir DO\u011eAN\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>UNITY THROUGH DIVERSITY\/<\/strong><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><strong> Nehir DO\u011eAN\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This\u00a0project\u00a0is\u00a0conceived\u00a0as an\u00a0experiential\u00a0museum\u00a0that\u00a0reveals\u00a0human\u00a0diversity\u00a0through\u00a0empathy\u00a0and\u00a0awareness,\u00a0drawing\u00a0from\u00a0Istanbul\u2019s\u00a0layered\u00a0social\u00a0structure.\u00a0In\u00a0a\u00a0city\u00a0where\u00a0different\u00a0individuals\u00a0coexist\u00a0yet\u00a0rarely\u00a0encounter\u00a0each\u00a0other\u2019s\u00a0living\u00a0conditions,\u00a0the\u00a0museum\u00a0represents\u00a0these\u00a0experiences\u00a0not\u00a0through\u00a0narrative\u00a0display, but\u00a0through\u00a0bodily\u00a0and\u00a0sensory\u00a0engagement. 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The space\u00a0does\u00a0not\u00a0seek\u00a0to\u00a0function\u00a0identically\u00a0for\u00a0everyone;\u00a0rather, it\u00a0allows\u00a0individuals\u00a0to\u00a0engage\u00a0with\u00a0it\u00a0according\u00a0to\u00a0their\u00a0own\u00a0conditions. As a\u00a0result,\u00a0there\u00a0is\u00a0no\u00a0single\u00a0correct\u00a0route\u00a0or\u00a0fixed\u00a0way\u00a0of\u00a0experiencing\u00a0the\u00a0museum.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Following\u00a0the\u00a0experiential\u00a0sequence,\u00a0visitors\u00a0are\u00a0directed\u00a0toward\u00a0shared\u00a0spaces\u00a0of\u00a0production\u00a0and\u00a0gathering.\u00a0Comprising\u00a0a\u00a0caf\u00e9,\u00a0library, workshop,\u00a0and\u00a0event\u00a0areas,\u00a0this\u00a0zone\u00a0functions\u00a0as a\u00a0threshold\u00a0where\u00a0individual\u00a0experiences\u00a0transform\u00a0into\u00a0social\u00a0interaction. 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