2012-2013

Screenings of the film Monstrosity

A sculpture that began to be erected in Kars in 2006, and which was named by sculptor Mehmet Aksoy and the Kars Municipality as the Monument of Humanity, was forced into a swift process of demolition before it could be completed. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan described the sculpture as a monstrosity and ordered it demolished. 'Monstrosity' tells the story of the sculpture's demolition process and how the people of Kars perceived the process. The film was screened in various festivals including Antalya Golden Orange, Malatya and !f Istanbul.