Can architecture mourn?

Hill of Tears | OKTAA Studio
International Architecture Biennial of Antalya

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Hill of Tears asks whether architecture can mourn — and for whom.

Drawing on Judith Butler’s theory of grievability, the project becomes a spatial act of resistance against the silenced grief of women and children whose deaths remain unacknowledged by the state in Turkey.

Through water, light, and shadow, the installation transforms a landscape of loss into a collective space of remembrance and defiance.

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Team:
Birge Yıldırım Okta @birgevora
Gurkan Okta @gurkanokta
Murat Opus (musical composition)

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Site Installation:
@furkantoruu
@_cangok
@ece_ercelik
@batuhanefesahin
syaozt
ecebasgor
@aylinhira7
@eloftm

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Dance Performance:
@antalyadansakademi

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Thanks to ..
@iaba2025
@ebruerdonmez
@abdiguzer
@hazalturkyilmazbilgic
@laleozgenel
@cercilerhasan
@alcan.cem
@antmimod