Soup preparation

In my mother tongue, "ocak" (fireplace) is refers to a place where cooking happens. As a metaphor, it also means home or family.

While I was feeling gloomy, I stirred a soup in order to feel close to my parents, my hometown, and to feel at home again. I stirred the soup in different paces as my emotions were blooming with the circular motion of the whisk. Towards the end of the recording, one can hear a deep exhalation, a sigh to relax. Whatever happens, playfulness is an important thing to cherish the life. I make popping sounds with my mouth as a small celebration of finishing this task.

Recorded by Görkem Özdemir.

Part of the Migration Sounds project, the world’s first collection of the sounds of human migration. 

For more information and to explore the project, see https://www.citiesandmemory.com/migration