Takiye Sheikh Abdulaziz
Akre, Kurdistan, Iraq. 22.03.2019
“始終相信好奇心與手裡的相機會帶你到很遠的地方。
然而，伊拉克的庫德斯坦自治區，彷彿是那獨立存在於想像力邊境之外的世界、邊際之外的那個山腳下，充滿著比電影情節還不可思議的古老安排。正當現實世界忙著為各式誤解或偏見所填滿的今天，一群蘇非穆斯林的信眾，依然透過屬於自己的方式，試著與自己信仰對話、與那個比邊際之外更外邊的世界進行連結。
打從心底感激這群格外熱情好客、舉止讓人尊敬的庫德族蘇菲派的接納與款待，在庫德斯坦的每一天，當我清醒的時候，反而更像是在某個遙遠夢境裡深刻地徘徊。” - 張 雍
This shrine and takiye — a gathering place for Sufi worship — is dedicated to Sheikh Abdulaziz, who fought alongside Salahaddin in the latter’s victory over Jerusalem. Sheikh Abdulaziz was the son of Sheikh Abdulqadir Gailani, the most revered leader of Sufism in Iraq and Kurdistan, and died in 1205 CE. Every Friday, followers of Gailani Sufism worship in their traditional manner, which is a structured ceremony of fast chanting, drumming, and movement to reach a state of spiritual elation. This takiye is one of many in Kurdistan, which has a sacred geography of Sufi pilgrimage sites. (KURDISTAN 24)
© Simon Chang 張 雍
video shot with RICOH GRII
