Trauma as Evidence: Rifat Osman on Edirne

IF 0.3 3区艺术学 0 ARCHITECTURE

International Journal of Islamic Architecture Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI:10.1386/ijia_00114_1

Beril Sarısakal

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Early twentieth-century Ottoman-Turkish architectural history discourse is subjugated by state-oriented readings, and the prescriptions of the sociopolitical ideologies of the epoch. The agency of the individual is confined within the ramifications of these programmatic concepts. In lieu of such a discourse, this article considers Rifat Osman (1874–1933) and the agency of the individual as a source for architectural historiography. Trained as a medical doctor, Rifat Osman developed an interest in the architectural heritage and everyday life of the city of Edirne, now in western Turkey. He amply recorded his observations. Exploring the motives behind this unusual interest, I argue that Rifat Osman’s experience of Edirne, in particular as he witnessed the fall of the city to Bulgarians during the Balkan Wars (1912–13), transformed his engagement with the city and its history. This rendered the traumatic imprint of war traceable in his accounts. Through concepts of antiquarian sensitivity and war-induced trauma, I question how Rifat Osman’s anxiety is transmitted to the collective memory of the city, and in return, how architectural history becomes instrumental in the recovery from trauma.

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创伤作为证据：Rifat Osman谈Edirne

二十世纪早期的奥斯曼-土耳其建筑史话语被国家导向的阅读和时代的社会政治意识形态的处方所征服。个人的能动性被限制在这些纲领性概念的分支中。代替这样的论述，本文认为Rifat Osman(1874-1933)和个人的代理作为建筑史学的来源。Rifat Osman是一名医学博士，他对现在位于土耳其西部的Edirne市的建筑遗产和日常生活产生了兴趣。他详细地记录了他的观察结果。探索这种不同寻常的兴趣背后的动机，我认为里法特·奥斯曼在埃迪尔内的经历，特别是他在巴尔干战争(1912-13)期间目睹了这座城市落入保加利亚人手中，改变了他对这座城市及其历史的参与。这使得战争的创伤印记在他的叙述中得以追溯。通过古物敏感性和战争创伤的概念，我质疑Rifat Osman的焦虑如何传递到城市的集体记忆中，作为回报，建筑史如何成为从创伤中恢复的工具。

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Islamic Architecture (IJIA) publishes bi-annually, peer-reviewed articles on the urban design and planning, architecture and landscape architecture of the historic Islamic world, encompassing the Middle East and parts of Africa and Asia, but also the more recent geographies of Islam in its global dimensions. The main emphasis is on the detailed analysis of the practical, historical and theoretical aspects of architecture, with a focus on both design and its reception. The journal also aims to encourage dialogue and discussion between practitioners and scholars. Articles that bridge the academic-practitioner divide are highly encouraged. While the main focus is on architecture, papers that explore architecture from other disciplinary perspectives, such as art, history, archaeology, anthropology, culture, spirituality, religion and economics are also welcome. The journal is specifically interested in contemporary architecture and urban design in relation to social and cultural history, geography, politics, aesthetics, technology and conservation. Spanning across cultures and disciplines, IJIA seeks to analyse and explain issues related to the built environment throughout the regions covered. The audience of this journal includes both practitioners and scholars. The journal publishes both online and in print. The first issue was published in January 2012.