LA FÁBRICA PUBLISHES ‘FOR BIRDS’ SAKE’, A VEILED LOVE STORY BETWEEN MEN AND BIRDS FROM ISTAMBUL
The photographers Maria Sturm and Cemre Yesil have portrayed a practice rooted in the Ottoman Empire which has been adopted by Turkish men for centuries
The breeders or "bird men" have a close relationship with finches and keep them in covered cages to enhance the beauty of their songs
This tradition, in which only men participate, is at risk due to legislative changes in Turkey and the increasing urban development of Istanbul
Sturm and Yesil take a subtle approach to this relationship between men and birds, full of contradictions between passion, love and pleasure
102 pages | 16.2 x 22.5 cm | Edition of 1,000 copies | RRP €35
ISBN: 978-84-16248-33-9
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