Devrim Erbil: the city from above
A conversation about what repetition is, with a painter who has painted the same city for forty years.
Nadide Editör · 20 July 2026
— How many times have you painted Istanbul?
— I have not counted. But each time I painted something else. The city does not stay the same.
— What does looking from above change?
— From the street you see buildings. From above you see a pattern. I paint the pattern.