Located in eastern Cyprus, Maraş (Greek: Varosha), which is part of Gazimağusa, was a resort town that gained fame as the “Las Vegas of the Mediterranean” throughout the 1960s and 1970s, hosting the world's jet set.
Emin Çizenel, born in 1949 and educated at the Istanbul Academy of Fine Arts, occupies an exceptionally unique place with his life story.
We talked with Erbil Arkın about why he wanted to “live art rather than make it,” why he founded ARUCAD, his Rodin collection, Asil Köylü, the joy and excitement he felt when he first came to Cyprus from England at the age