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Yıldız and the Anatolian Buffalo

A freezing night at minus ten degrees in the snow-covered Iron Marsh, at the foot of the Nemrut Crater in Bitlis... At a hot spring, a young woman named Yıldız, who has run away from home, encounters a water buffalo. The buffalo senses her sadness and wants to support her. To avoid getting wet in the cold, Yıldız jumps onto the buffalo and holds onto its horns, and a deep yet silent conversation begins between them. She is amazed by the buffalo’s wisdom. At that moment, Yıldız decides to change both her own destiny and the destiny of Anatolian woman.

Acrylic on pure cotton rag paper 56*76, 2024

Water buffaloes raised in In the Güroymak district of Bitlis wash themselves in the 40-degree water of Budaklı Hot Spring, located in the İron Marsh, after their dusty journey through the mountains and hills.