Refik Anadol’s Doc ‘Inner Portrait’ Trailer – About First Time Travelers

Refik Anadol’s Doc ‘Inner Portrait’ Trailer – About First Time Travelers

by Alex Billington
December 1, 2024
Source: YouTube

“If you travel far you meet yourself.” Turkish Airlines has revealed an official trailer for a special art project called Inner Portrait, a compact documentary created to promote travel. Of course. Inner Portrait is made in collaboration with American-Turkish artist Refik Anadol – a series of stories about four different people taking their first ever trip to some stunning far away place. “In the Inner Portrait project, Anadol captures participants’ neurological & physiological responses during their travels. By converting this data into digital canvases, he creates artworks that reflect the inner emotional landscapes of his subjects, blending tech with human experience in a profound artistic expression.” They follow: an indigenous man from the Amazon who goes to Tokyo; an Australian woman exploring Turkey’s historic sites; an Icelandic man traveling around the deserts of Jordan; and a Kenyan tea plantation worker who travels to Istanbul. All four of these sound like thrilling adventures! Yes it’s just one massive promo for Turkish Airlines, but it’s made by an especially talented crew of filmmakers & artists who know how to capture the magnificence of this grand world we all live on…

Here’s the official trailer for Peedom & Anadol’s doc Inner Portrait, from Turkish Airline’s YouTube:

Intro via Turkish Airlines: “Embark on an extraordinary journey with four unique individuals as they step out of their comfort zones and into the unknown. Each participant, hailing from different corners of the world, ventures into a place starkly different from their own. These journeys, captured and transformed by Refik Anadol’s innovative use of data and AI, reveal the profound emotional and sensory experiences that travel evokes. Inner Portrait shows us how these new environments broadened their perspectives, challenge their preconceptions, and enrich their inner worlds.” Inner Portrait is a special documentary art / cinema project directed by acclaimed Australian nature filmmaker Jennifer Peedom, director of the excellent doc films Solo, Miracle on Everest, Sherpa, Mountain, and River previously. In collaboration with American-Turkish artist Refik Anadol and Turkish Airlines. Featuring cinematography by Cam Batten & Renan Ozturk. Produced by Sami Arpa, Dragan Gavric, Javier Krause, Timothy Ross. The film originally premiered at Art Basel earlier this year. For more info, visit the main page on Turkish Airline’s official site.

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