El Orfelinato | oddviz, 2017 | Single-Channel 4k Video, 2’ 12’’ (excerpt), 5 ed + ap
El Orfelinato
Orphanages are dense and harmonious living spaces housing hundreds of children under same roof simultaneously. Abandoned Jewish Orphanage Building in Ortaköy Istanbul (also known as El Orfelinato) has been home for thousand lives during its century old history. It holds the memory of the past in worn stairs and layers of paint.
El Orfelinato means ‘The Orphanage’ in Spanish. The name has been used by Sephardi Jews (Jews from Spain) community in Istanbul for decades. Sephardi Jews have a 500 year history in Istanbul since they were forced to migrate with mass conversions and executions by Catholic Monarchs in Iberia in 15th century.
The visual and spatial memory of El Orfelinato is presented by oddviz collective as doll house view with creative cross-section animations.
Hotel | oddviz, 2017 | Single-Channel 4k Video, 2’ 30’’ (excerpt), 5 ed + ap
Hotel
Our line of vision on architectural structures is limited to either facades or interior based on where we are observing it from. This limited perspective usually lacks hints on overall complexity of the building and it usually is impossible for us to visualize the contexture as a whole.
Photogrammetry enables the buildings to be fully scanned in 3 dimensions with true scale both from inside and outside. Texture of the model being generated from photographs, overall model presents documental value.
Hotels are rich in spatial variety: Along with the residential elements such as bedrooms, living rooms, restrooms and kitchens, hotels also contain lobbies, bars, cafes, restaurants, fitness courts, spas, meeting rooms and exhibition spaces therefore they reflect visual complexity.
Nearly 10,000 photos have been taken, processed and arranged according to the architectural plan. Final model is then visualized as sections of it are being removed during a video resembling medical imaging practices. This way, interior becomes observable with an optically impossible perspective.