Remembering Gallipoli - Group 4

ANZAC COVE

Interaction Meeting Place Light Footprint Virtual Temporary

Dardanelles

Summary Our previous research paper looked at the horrors of World War One, in particular at Gallipoli, the history of memorials, the landscape of the Dardanelles and the people who live there now, our stance is that it is important to commemorate the past events of World War 1 for many reasons (these have been outlined in our previous research paper).

With the up coming centenary of the battles at Gallipoli it is expected that the original Allied countries take part and contribute to the commemorations. The recent resurgence in, not only, the pilgrimage of people to Gallipoli, but also, the attendance of dawn parades on Anzac Day in New Zealand and Australia, indicates a 100th commemoration would be appropriate. However, due to finite space and the archaeological sensitive site, we have decided that a traditional memorial response would not be appropriate.

TURKEY

Turkey / Ottoman Empire

Interaction Today, New Zealand and Turkey are allies. We wish to focus and enrich the relationship we share now as opposed to a focus on the tragedy and conflict. However, the interactions between the Turkish and Anzac soldiers at the site of Anzac Cove played a large role in our choice of sites for a memorial. In particular the downing of weapons on what is now Armitice Day.

Site Our sites are Anzac Cove and North Beach. Virtual Technology has also been used to connect Canakkale through Martyrs Memorial, 18th of March Stadium and the city square.

This length of land is significant to both New Zealand and Turkey as it is where each country developed new beginnings, new heros and each their own national identity.

For those who make the pilgrimage to the commemorations there was a need to provide a meeting place, a place of shelter. The steepness of Anzac Cove provided little congregating space. The close vicinity of North Beach and the existence, already, of a congregation point there made North Beach an important part of our site.

It is intended that IT and virtual technologies be used to facilitate interaction and connection between Anzac Cove, North Beach and multiple other sites, countries and cultures.

Di Huang, Jihoon Park, Naima Aroj, Ryan Aldrich, Tanya Larson

World

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TEMPORARY TENTS

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VIRTUAL SCREENS

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LASER LIGHTS

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ARBUTUS AVENUE

200m

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TEMPORARY TENTS

“Building houses is one of the oldest occupations of the human race” (Berger,1996).

A house is primarily used for shelter, but also sleeping and eating. In keeping with our ‘temporary’ theme, tents became a natural solution to providing shelter for people to gather and reflect whilst attending the commemorations at North Beach.

The Turks have used tents throughout history and were common shelter for soldiers during World War One. Tents will be made of materials that can survive extreme weathers and will need to be fire resistance.

They need to transfer daylight, reflect heat, control sound, and be easy to keep clean.

These dome tents are aerodynamic and stable. They have a sleek profile that will shed water and deflect wind efficiently. They have a vast interior space allowing for gathered people and storage space for the likes of back-packs etc.

The idea of the internal seating was driven from a word “amphitheatre”. Historically, amphitheatres host games and shows. They comprised of two theatres, which could rotate and form one arena. Once the public were seated in the theatres, the semicircles rotated to close the space, then people could enjoy the gladiatorial games.

Our meeting place for Anzac Day is temporary. The design focus is to provide public space for guests coming and going on ANZAC day but could be suitable for staying overnight. The circular design of its seating provokes an inward looking perspective and indicates where people are to gather. The cover for the seats will be artificial grass, giving a sense of the outer landscape. The projector in the centre of the tents be relatively new technology and will play some custom built videos on ANZAC day. These will supply audio effects and interactive techniques to create a truly unique experience.

Reference: Berger, H. (1996). Light structures, structures of light the art and engineering of tensile architecture. Basel Birkhauser, Berlin.

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VIRTUAL SCREENS 5

We do not feel additional monuments in the traditional style is an appropriate response for the 100th commemoration of the Gallipoli invasion. It is important to remember the past, though there are already plenty of resources and monuments to offer this. Space is finite, practically on a site with such extensive archaeological sensitivity.

1 - Martyrs Memorial

2 - City Square

3- Loan Pine

4 - 18th March Stadium

5 - Chunuk Beir

6 - ANZAC Cove

ANZAC COVE

There should be a celebration of current relation between the counties involved. It should drive or facilitate positive interaction between countries and cultures.

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Canakkale

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IT and virtual technologies facilitate interaction and connection between multiple countries and cultures.

This takes the form of web cam and screen installations.

VIRTUAL TECHNOLOGY FACILITATES INTERACTION AND CONNECTION

Existing Gallipoli memorials have installations fitted. These connect or use both ANZAC and Turkish memorial sites. The installations are erected before the 18th of march and remain in place to at lest the 25th of April. Locations for the installations are; 1

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Canakkle City Square, 18th March Stadium, Martyrs Memorial, ANZAC Cove, Chunuk Beir, Loan Pine.

CYLINDRICAL SCREENS + PANORAMIC WEB CAMS

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LASER LIGHTS

The, long thin blue laser, lights shooting towards the sky at Anzac Cove symbolize the Turkish (then Ottoman) historical notoriety at navigating by the stars. Another design driver was the extensive starry sky between Turkey and New Zealand.

These structures will be 4 metres long and lean towards the beach at a 60 degree angle. The rays of light will point to stars, allowing visibility from great distances.

The rays of blue lights will represent of dead soldiers who would have longed to come back to home country during bloody combat. The case of these lights will be coloured in red in relation to the poppy and blood shed at Anzac Cove.

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A ARBUTUS AVENUE

We propose on Anzac day, 2015, that a ceremonial planting of saplings occur. These plantings might be Arbutus unedu. The one hundred and twenty four saplings are to symbolically represent the 124,000 soldiers, both Turkish and Anzacs, who died at Anzac Cove during the 1915 battles.

These trees, will create an avenue, that will grow and serve as guards over the Cove, acting not only as a reminder of the atrocities that occurred here but also as a Turkish and Anzac united front.

Arbutus is a tree naturalised in the Dardanelles. Symbolically the flaking bark represents the wounds caused during the war and its red fruit is a symbol of the blood spilt.

Arbutus unedo, Strawberry tree 8 -12m (naturally) in height with a spreading nature. Plant 6m apart. These will be manicured.

Evergreen with red, stringy bark. Small white flowers, spring and fall, with (edible) red fruit late summer.Favours rocky habitats, from Portugal to Turkey. Fully hardy down to -15 degrees C. Grows wild in the Mediterranean region.

-Cold winds could pose a problem.

-Lack of water during the summer may be a problem while establishing.