Kebab Project

<p><img alt="Gif-logo-estel-1511882967" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/469919/gif-logo-estel-1511882967.gif"></p><p> </p><p><strong>Kebab Project : The first art book and possibly a documentary film project which describes the soul of kebab shops in Istanbul, Paris and Berlin. A photographic journey with the restaurants, faces and real stories. Kebab Culture seen by immigrated artists, musicians and kebab-lovers.</strong></p><p> </p><p>If you’re not speaking the same language with the people behind the counter, you may have a low chance of actually getting to know them. All you encounter is the Chef who engages in a minimal conversation with you, asking: <em>"Salade, tomate, oignon?"</em> in Paris or <em>"Mit Gemüse?"</em> in Berlin. But they have stories to be told. And so does a student during a lunch time, party people in late hours, all other kebab-lovers, and kebab shops. <strong>That’s why our project aims to let these people’s stories to be recognized. An artistic journey with artworks, music, and films. </strong></p><p> </p><p>We’ve heard lorryloads of stories in the kitchens of kebab restaurants abroad. <strong>Those kitchens are the gathering places of migration stories which we seek after; the stories of these foreign kebab heroes as well as the emigration journey of kebab itself.</strong></p><p> </p><p>There will be plenty of faces and places. Kebab project will consist of three main subjects:</p><p><img alt="3-1517392400" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/483026/3-1517392400.png"></p><p><strong>  </strong></p><p><img alt="Img_0107-1511920859" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470051/IMG_0107-1511920859.png"></p><p><img alt="Screen_shot_2017-11-29_at_03.08.02-1511921128" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/470052/Screen_Shot_2017-11-29_at_03.08.02-1511921128.png"></p><p> </p><p><img alt="1-places_copy_2-1517392420" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/483027/1-PlAcEs_copy_2-1517392420.png"></p><p> </p><p><img alt="Dsc00054-1511830402" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/469781/DSC00054-1511830402.jpg"></p><p><img alt="Screen_shot_2018-01-31_at_1.08.59_pm-1517393273" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/483031/Screen_Shot_2018-01-31_at_1.08.59_PM-1517393273.png"></p><p><img alt="Fcf77a38-8746-4b1b-b4dc-f6bad4e94006-1517395107" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/483054/FCF77A38-8746-4B1B-B4DC-F6BAD4E94006-1517395107.jpg"></p><p> </p><p>White flash neon lights, plastic flowers, photos that bring in an artificial, orientalist style from distant places, less authentic settings, wooden-looking plastic tables, small carpets hung on the walls… This kitsch spirit and meaninglessness of the place is always accompanied by a TV in the corner.</p><p> </p><p><img alt="2-kebab-lovers-1517392431" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/483028/2-KebaB-Lovers-1517392431.png"></p><p> </p><p><img alt="Estel-cekti-1511827268" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/469777/estel-cekti-1511827268.jpg"></p><p><img alt="Lovers-1517393692" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/483035/lovers-1517393692.png"></p><p><img alt="0025_25a-1517394968" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/483052/0025_25A-1517394968.jpg"></p><p>For 6€ in Paris and 3.5€ in Berlin, almost impossible to get full with anything cheaper at late hours. The wrap is stuffed with a juicy meat and full of sauces. Anyway…<strong>Who are those students, friends, businessmen, jobless or lonely people?</strong></p><p> </p><p><img alt="3-chefs-1517393733" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/483037/3-ChefS-1517393733.png"></p><p> </p><p><img alt="Chef-1517394557" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/483041/chef-1517394557.png"></p><p><em>“Bonjour”, “Salade, tomate, oignon ?”,</em> <em>“La sauce ?”</em>  is a classical conversation when in a Parisian kebab shop. Rarely, the conversation goes beyond that. Everytime, I feel like asking them their stories: <strong>where they come from</strong>, <strong>who they are</strong>, <strong>why they are here and... "</strong><em>Memleket nere?</em><strong>"</strong> But my sandwich is already here in a plastic bag and next customer is getting impatient.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><img alt="Where_does_the_idea_come_from_-1517393722" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/483036/WheRe_dOes_tHe_iDea_coMe_fRom_-1517393722.png"></p><p> </p><p><img alt="17522889_10212803513704048_6219435762125416526_n-1511829131" width="457" height="689" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/469780/17522889_10212803513704048_6219435762125416526_n-1511829131.jpg"></p><p><em>(Photo Tchane by Estelle Chauffour - Istanbul 2017)</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><img alt="Back_to_the_roots_-1517394771" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/483044/BaCk_To_ThE_RoOtS_-1517394771.png"></p><p> </p><p><img alt="Dede-1511887935" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/469962/dede-1511887935.png"></p><p><em>(My grandfather, Adapazari - Turkey 2002)</em></p><p> </p><p>I was born and raised in Adapazari / Turkey in 90's and immigrated to France in 2000's where i studied photography and graphic design. The old gentleman you see in the picture above is my grandfather. He is 80 years old now! <strong>He is a chef kebab cook who gave more than 60 years of his life to his profession.</strong> <strong>Facing a fire for a lifetime</strong>. <strong>My kebab story began with him in Turkey – the country I was born in</strong>. My maternal relatives have adopted the kebab profession for generations. My childhood have passed in meat markets and kebab restaurants. <strong>That’s why the project will also help me to personally connect with my childhood memories and will be dedicated to my grandfather!</strong></p><p> </p><p><img alt="Book_-1517394875" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/483048/BoOk_-1517394875.png"></p><p> </p><p>Long story short, our project will be <strong>a photo book about certain döner and kebab places in Istanbul, Paris and Berlin as well as a compilation of migration stories.</strong> We’re in touch with many restaurants. We know each other because we’ve been eating at those restaurants for years. They have accepted to be involved in the project. <strong>Our book will be composed of real stories and artworks. </strong></p><p><strong>There will be portrait pictures of the chefs and the eaters accompanied with written text.</strong> Also pictures from places. Short videos will be produced <strong>depending on the budget</strong>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FgJb2ROUreYY%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DgJb2ROUreYY&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FgJb2ROUreYY%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=8b7d8dd6504d41af9a77662672aabc2a&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="540" height="304" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p><p>Super 8 is not dead!</p><p> </p><p><img alt="Artworks_and_style-1517394885" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/483049/aRtWorks_anD_sTyLe-1517394885.png"></p><p> </p><p><img alt="53002b0c-cbb9-4e4e-b274-a3a2d2f585ba-1517394944" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/483051/53002B0C-CBB9-4E4E-B274-A3A2D2F585BA-1517394944.jpg"></p><p><img alt="28cf49dc-37e9-49a8-977c-5efc462e5de1-1517395142" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/483055/28CF49DC-37E9-49A8-977C-5EFC462E5DE1-1517395142.jpg"></p><p><img alt="Kolaj-1511831128" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/469783/kolaj-1511831128.png"></p><p><img alt="Univers3-1511831324" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/469784/univers3-1511831324.png"></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><img alt="Are_you_with_us_-1517395015" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/483053/ArE_yoU_WitH_Us_-1517395015.png"></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/kebab_project/">Kebab Project Instagram</a> </p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://instagram.com/tchane_ok">Tchane OKUYAN instagram</a></p><p> </p><p> </p>