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Explores the traditional architecture of the houses of the Western Black Sea region for centuries has been passed down from father to son, from master to apprentice through secrets and a technique known as “canti”. Some of the houses shown have been standing for the last 100 to 150 years.
Opening with Ayla Erduran and a Stradivarius violin, The Ballad of the Wood traces how the same timber becomes both music and architecture. Through master builders of the Western Black Sea region, Suha Arın records a craft passed down in whispers, where wood carries memory, rhythm, and time.