Rather Turk than Pope
Exhibition installation
The slogan ‘Rather Turk than Pope’ was used by the Dutch “Sea Beggars” (1568-1648) in their fight against Catholic Spain. The Turks where perceived as having religious tolerance within their dominions, whereas the King of Spain did not tolerate the Protestant faith. To explore these historical links, Ahmet Polat created a triptych.
It was displayed in the Museum Dordrecht as part of a larger exhibition about Calvinism. Within the triptych, Ahmet Polat searches for similarities between the Islam and Calvinism to see what is still visible of this immemorial union. For this project we conceptualized, illustrated and animated several scenes.
Dordrechts Museum
Studio Polat
Wim
Isaac Claramunt
The illustrations were inspired by Escher, a Dutch artist who was in turn inspired by the tiled floors and patterns in Granada's Alhambra.
Many symbols used by the Sea Beggars were references to the Turks. They grew large mustaches which intimidated the Spanish. They used the half moon as a symbol on their ships, tokens and coat of arms. And as a gift to seal a treaty between the two parties, the Turks gifted the tulip - another token of their friendship. We incorporated these and many more symbols into the the illustrations.
The illustrations were inspired by Escher, a Dutch artist who was in turn inspired by the tiled floors and patterns in Granada's Alhambra.
Many symbols used by the Sea Beggars were references to the Turks. They grew large mustaches which intimidated the Spanish. They used the half moon as a symbol on their ships, tokens and coat of arms. And as a gift to seal a treaty between the two parties, the Turks gifted the tulip - another token of their friendship. We incorporated these and many more symbols into the the illustrations.
The illustrations were inspired by Escher, a Dutch artist who was in turn inspired by the tiled floors and patterns in Granada's Alhambra.
Many symbols used by the Sea Beggars were references to the Turks. They grew large mustaches which intimidated the Spanish. They used the half moon as a symbol on their ships, tokens and coat of arms. And as a gift to seal a treaty between the two parties, the Turks gifted the tulip - another token of their friendship. We incorporated these and many more symbols into the the illustrations.
The illustrations were inspired by Escher, a Dutch artist who was in turn inspired by the tiled floors and patterns in Granada's Alhambra.
Many symbols used by the Sea Beggars were references to the Turks. They grew large mustaches which intimidated the Spanish. They used the half moon as a symbol on their ships, tokens and coat of arms. And as a gift to seal a treaty between the two parties, the Turks gifted the tulip - another token of their friendship. We incorporated these and many more symbols into the the illustrations.
The illustrations were inspired by Escher, a Dutch artist who was in turn inspired by the tiled floors and patterns in Granada's Alhambra.
Many symbols used by the Sea Beggars were references to the Turks. They grew large mustaches which intimidated the Spanish. They used the half moon as a symbol on their ships, tokens and coat of arms. And as a gift to seal a treaty between the two parties, the Turks gifted the tulip - another token of their friendship. We incorporated these and many more symbols into the the illustrations.
