Cappadocia's sculptures seek attention

Australian sculptor Andrew Rogers' sculptures created as part of his land art project "Rhythms of Life" seek interest, as their location is difficult to reach for tourists. 

"Rhythms of Life" embodies the changing rhythms of life reflected in the juxtaposition of shape and line echoing life's unpredictable journey. The sculptures are located in Turkey's Cappadocia region and were created between 2007 and 2009.

The project, encompassing 13 countries, demonstrates how art and nature can enhance each other. The sculptures reflect traces from human life and have different themes. The largest of Rogers' stone structures is "A Day on Earth," found in the "Time and Space" land art park in Cappadocia, which is a spectacular Fibonacci sequence of 12 basalt pillars. Among the other sculptures is the geoglyph "The Gift," derived from a 6,000 year-old rock carving signifying the important role horses played in Cappadocia in ancient times while "Grind" is derived from millstone that belonged to the elders of the town of Göreme in Cappadocia.

There is also an arch and carved amphitheater titled "Listen" and "Predicting the Past" is about the difference between the past and the future.

"Sentinels" is the responsibility for generations to come and "Siren" depicts human head and body of a bird - in shamanistic beliefs they accompany humans in their journeys to the underworld and the heavens.

The others are "Strength," a double-bodied lion derived from an image found in the Sultanhanı Township in Aksaray, "Sustenance," featuring a date palm motif that is found on a royal tomb built in the 13th century on the Kayseri Talas road and "Yesterday Today Tomorrow," a triangular formation surrounded by a circle of stone; and "Presence" which...