Here, where even monsters are political, the topography has its own memory. It’s got the mythological blues. A 4000-year-old aquatic monster is rendered invisible in present-day Turkey. Its myth dates back to the ancestors of Armenians and Kurds around Lake Van, a region that witnessed the ethnic cleansing of both peoples. However, the monster remains alive in the tales of the inhabitants, resisting to fall entirely into oblivion. In this blue landscape, on the crossroads of mythological, political and personal realms, different forms of erasure are concealed. Meanwhile, the old gods are upset with us, and I am upset with my father.

• Programm Programme: International Competition 6