Up-cycling Art Center / Hilal Ünal
Gaziantep is a city that has a wide variety of culture, race, art, food, and many other issues. In addition, it is the city that receives the most refugees in Turkey, which has led to some complications. The aim of the project is to solve this problem and turn it into an opportunity for the community. According to my research, there is a waste problem in Gaziantep due to population, production, and many other reasons. The aim of the project is to transform materials that are difficult to recycle into reusable, original and environmentally friendly products. These products will be contemporary art products and, Turks and refugees will work together in this transformation process. As positive results; The prejudice of the Turks towards refugees will be broken and it will create job opportunities for Turks and refugees with high unemployment rate, and finally, it will boost the economy of Gaziantep regionally, just like the process in the project, which will be a new beginning for both sides.
