By photographing the surfaces and textures of each layer of the ancient city, I aimed to make visible the mudbrick structures of Troy and the ways they were used over time. In the installation, each layer is represented by a sheet of plexiglass carrying a section of the photograph that belongs to that layer. Viewed together from a specific vantage point, these sections form an intricate structure that conveys the complex, intertwined state of the ancient city today.
This three-dimensional photo-sculpture offers the sensation of touring the city when viewed up close, and the city’s integrated form when viewed from a distance. Resembling a circular walkway, the structure allows visitors to follow the circular route I took while exploring the ancient site. The work thus offers a symbolic pre-experience of the city, inviting a process of research and planning similar to the one undertaken before physically visiting Troy.