September 2009

As part of the 2009 AGI Conference in Istanbul, Bulent Erkmen coordinated a project for all members to submit an image of their face based on the theme ‘to the city’ which is a rough translation of the word Istanbul. The brief from Bulent states: … first try to imagine yourself coming ‘to the city’. Now, prepare yourself for coming ‘to the city’: let your face be your travel preparation; bejewel it, decorate it, change it, paint it, write on it in any language. Take care to ‘make a face’, representing yourself not the city.
Like most other cities in the world, Istanbul has a population of pesky pigeons, it even has a dedicated bazaar for their sale. To celebrate ‘pigeons to the city’ David bejeweled his face with bird seed, the resultant portrait was masterfully shot by John Gollings.

The MADC Award presentation evening was held on 28 August with Design By Pidgeon picking up a bronze award for The Southern Colour Award for Best Book Design for the New Australian Pavilion: Di Stasio Ideas Competition publication. For more information about the awards please visit MADC and click here for more information about the publication.