"Sokak Otları" (2018-2024) ("Urban Weeds") is a documentation project by Kerem Ozan Bayraktar that examines the growth patterns of ruderal plants within various urban environments subjected to ecological disturbances. The work encompasses a range of urban spaces, including derelict structures, unoccupied parking areas, cracks in roadways, and railway corridors. Bayraktar scrutinizes the formation and application of categories such as 'invasive' and 'native,' considering their anthropogenic and ecological influences.
The investigation entails a historical analysis of the plants, tracing their migration and distribution patterns, which are closely tied to human movements and environmental shifts. Bayraktar's work documents the ability of these plants to adapt and propagate in response to anthropogenic activities and alterations in their habitats. The research also details the interactions between these ruderal species and urban infrastructures, illustrating the plants' capacity to endure and proliferate in urban settings that are typically unfavorable to natural vegetation.
19.10.2019
2019 Berlin Senate Residency Program (supported by DEPO & nGbK), ZK/U, Berlin
2018-19 The Istanbul Biennial Production and Research Programme
PRESS • BASIN
İstanbul Ruderalleri: Sokak Otları
Port, Sayı 2, 2019
Kente yayılan bitkiler: Sokak otları
Yeşil Gazete
Yasemin Ülgen ile Röportaj
13.10.2018
Kentin Doğasının Peşinde: Sokak otları
Merve Akbaş
Yeni Şafak Pazar Eki
30.12.2018
BROADCAST • YAYIN
Botanitopya: Sokak Otları ve Onların Kent Ekolojisindeki Yeri
Benan Kapucu / Açık Radyo
23.02.2020
Mekan ve İnsan (55): Kerem Ozan Bayraktar ile sokak otları
Melis Oğuz / Medyascope
22.04.2019
Biofilia
Nurhan Keleer / Açık Radyo
07.02. 2019
Gecenin İçinden
TRT Radyo Ankara
08.09.2020
Gecenin İçinden
TRT Radyo İstanbul
28.04.2020
SEMINAR
“Açık Seminer – Ortak Yaşam Üzerine Araştırmalar: Dağıtık Yaşam“, Çevrimiçi Seminer, Organizasyon: Murat Alat, İstanbul Özel Saint-Joseph Fransız Lisesi & Poşe, İstanbul
16.05.2020
“Sokak otları”, İstanbul Üniversitesi Peyzaj Mimarlığı Bölümü, İstanbul
21.03.2019