Artist in Residence: Gorkem Sen
Gorkem Sen, the inventor of yaybahar, and Ariel Kalma during the Episkopi Nature Performance on Hydra created by an Italian collective“Il Vulcano.” Founded by Paquita Gordon, the collective functions as a research group focusing on the tribal aspects of sound, from its origins to its most contemporary manifestations. Il Vulcano projects often take place on islands, emphasizing the ritualistic and collective dimensions of the musical experience. The 24-hour performance on Hydra curated by Margherita Chiarva took place in nature, in the secluded village at the top of the island, where musicians played for twenty-four hours in response to surroundings and in the presence of a small audience. The team from Old Carpet Factory recorded the sound.
Gorkem Sen, Yaybahar @yaybaharzen
Margherita Chiarva @marghechi
Yaybahar - Patented Member of Spring Family Instrument Yaybahar provides melodic and polyphonic possibilities as an innovative Spring Family Instrument.
After the invention of yaybahar, the early versions of the instrument have been refined throughout consistent research
and development processes since 2009. As the inventor of this instrument, I have been passionately curious about how yaybahar would look like and sound like after its evolution would be completed.
Yaybahar is a unique instrument. The uniqueness of yaybahar is based on the innovative bridging system made of springs between the body and strings of the instrument. The springs in the bridge system co-exist and co-vibrate with the strings
and the membranes of the drums. The springs in relation to strings and the membranes create unusual audio experiences that have never made possible in other musical instruments.
