As for Filiz Puluc, she’s now working on a sequel: ( “Burn to Find” ). No one knows what it means. But knowing her, it will probably involve smoke signals, a fax machine, and someone named Cem. If you ever meet a Ulaş, light something for them. Just make sure it’s not a bridge.
The audience applauded. The counter stopped at searches. Legacy: Burning Bridges, Building Them “Ates 2 Ulas-mak” has since traveled to Berlin and Tokyo, adapted each time with local names and phonebooks. But the soul remains Puluc’s original thesis: true connection is not instant — it is incendiary.
Audience members can write a message to “Ulaş” — any Ulaş — on a paper slip. If they wish, they can light it on fire in a ceremonial brazier outside the cube. Inside, Puluc watches the ash fall through a vent. She then dials a random number from an old Istanbul phonebook — all entries for people named Ates or Ulaş — and recites the burned message aloud. In an age of read receipts and ghosting, “Ates 2 Ulas-mak” asks: What if connection required sacrifice?
As for Filiz Puluc, she’s now working on a sequel: ( “Burn to Find” ). No one knows what it means. But knowing her, it will probably involve smoke signals, a fax machine, and someone named Cem. If you ever meet a Ulaş, light something for them. Just make sure it’s not a bridge.
The audience applauded. The counter stopped at searches. Legacy: Burning Bridges, Building Them “Ates 2 Ulas-mak” has since traveled to Berlin and Tokyo, adapted each time with local names and phonebooks. But the soul remains Puluc’s original thesis: true connection is not instant — it is incendiary. Filiz Puluc - Ates 2 Ulas-mak
Audience members can write a message to “Ulaş” — any Ulaş — on a paper slip. If they wish, they can light it on fire in a ceremonial brazier outside the cube. Inside, Puluc watches the ash fall through a vent. She then dials a random number from an old Istanbul phonebook — all entries for people named Ates or Ulaş — and recites the burned message aloud. In an age of read receipts and ghosting, “Ates 2 Ulas-mak” asks: What if connection required sacrifice? As for Filiz Puluc, she’s now working on