Harun Gler and Bendik Giske explore masculinity and sensual connotations in Turkish oil wrestling

How masculinity is defined has transmuted drastically through history – and in today’s global landscape, gender roles and their associations adopt vastly different forms between social and geographical contexts. In experimental short film RUSH, Berlin-based director and photographer Harun Güler lenses a slow motion meditation on Turkish oil wrestling – a national sport traced back to the early Ottoman empire, with victory symbolizing strength, bravery and honor.…read more at _______________________________________ Subscribe to NOWNESS here: Like NOWNESS on Facebook: Follow NOWNESS on Twitter: Daily exclusives for the culturally curious: Behind the scenes on Instagram: Staff Picks on Vimeo: