gAze interview series
At various GT World Challenge circuits, an eye-catching McLaren bursts into view with its green, white, yellow, and red flag flowing across a striking Kurdish‑inspired livery. It slices through the track without hesitation, overtaking rivals who catch only a fleeting glimpse of the radiant Kurdish sun streaking past.
The car belongs to Isaac Tutumlu‑Lopez, a Barcelona‑born racing driver with deep Kurdish roots, who blends Catalan and Kurdish cultures while proudly competing under the Kurdish flag.
We spoke with Isaac about his upbringing in Catalunya, his journey into professional racing, and the many iconic Kurdish designs he carries with pride on his cars.
With ISAAC TUTUMLU-LOPEZ
Interview by HASAN GÜNDOGAN
gAze interview series
Sara Sadik lives and works in Marseilles. Halfway between fiction and documentary, her video and performance work, inspired by video games, anime, science-fiction as well as French rap, puts forward characters facing challenges and striving to achieve moral and physical transformation through initiatory stories.
We got to talk about her game design process, art institutions and her love for Marseille.
With SARA SADIK
Interview by RAFFAEL MERAWI & HASAN GÜNDOGAN
gAze interview series
Über 40 Jahre hinweg hat Sinan Güngör als Trickfilmmacher unter anderem die ikonischen Zeichentrickfiguren „Lars, der Eisbär“ und die Maus der „Sendung mit der Maus“ gezeichnet. Wir haben uns über seine Ankunft in Dortmund in den 70ern und seinen Aufstieg als Produktionsleiter von Rothkirch Cartoons in Kreuzberg unterhalten, während wir zusammen in einen kleinen Teil seines privaten Archivs blicken durften.
With SINAN GÜNGÖR
Interview by HASAN GÜNDOGAN
gAze interview series
Located in southeastern Turkey, just kilometers away from the Syrian border, lies Sirkhane:
a roaming darkroom that journeys from one village to another, educating children on capturing, developing, and printing their own photographs. Run by Serbest Salih, a photographer that fled from Syria, this darkroom operates under the foundational principle of photography as a universal and healing medium.
With SERBEST SALIH & ASLI BAYKAL
Interview by Hasan Gündogan
