Sketchbook: Another Self / Zeytin Ağacı
Scene from Season 3 of Another Self, a Turkish drama by Nuran Evren Şit available on Netflix.
I finished watching the series finale of the Turkish drama Another Self / Zeytin Ağacı last week, and I’m going to miss it so much. I’m already planning on rewatching it, after I rewatch The Gift / Atiye. Nuran Evren Şit is the creator and writer of Another Self and was a writer on The Gift as well, and I’m very much looking forward to more of her work.
In addition to the enviable seaside setting of Ayvalık, the friendship of the three main characters, and the story itself, I was drawn to the psychological aspects of the show. I like that there was a lot of self-examination. Even though I’m no longer a student of psychology or work in the field, I still think about — maybe even analyze — psychology and emotion often, so it’s interesting to me when I find shows, movies, or novels that are in that realm.
From Season 3 of Another Self
This kind of internal psychology paired with analogies of the sea and I’m swooning. It’s like you’re practically inside my brain, Nuran.
For further reading: 2022 interview with Nuran Evren Şit
Notes From The Studio
If you’re drawn to artwork shaped by atmosphere, memory, and the emotional experience of place, I share personal and studio reflections along with early previews of available work through Notes From the Studio.
