In this age of war, each time you unlock your Phone, you’re met with an unrelenting flood of horrors—war crimes laid bare, leaders who seem content only when the rumble of tanks fills the air, and people livestreaming their final moments. The weight of it all is crushing, leaving you overwhelmed, shocked, and seething with frustration. Turning away feels impossible; you must bear witness. Life, irrevocably, has changed. Budgets for vital sociocultural initiatives are gutted, their lifeblood drained to feed the insatiable war machine—all cynically justified in the name of peace. But what kind of peace dismantles solidarity while tanks roll and bombs fall? Fuck war, fuck all hypocrites - drop acid, not bombs!

In this age of war, each time you unlock your Phone, you’re met with an unrelenting flood of horrors—war crimes laid bare, leaders who seem content only when the rumble of tanks fills the air, and people livestreaming their final moments. The weight of it all is crushing, leaving you overwhelmed, shocked, and seething with frustration. Turning away feels impossible; you must bear witness. Life, irrevocably, has changed. To channel some of this anger and grapple with the unbearable injustice, I created a game: Total Siege of the Sky 4 Ever. War is as senseless as shooting at clouds. Fuck war, fuck all hypocrites—drop acid, not bombs! In the game, you play as a tank receiving orders from the 'God in the Tank' to kill all the clouds, as they have rained for 99 days and are therefore considered to be carrying out 'terrorist' activities by attempting to rust the tanks and bring down Tankland. You shoot down as many clouds as possible using grenades and bombs within 60 seconds, aiming to beat the high score, similar to old-school arcade games, and make it onto the ultimate Warlord list. The game restarts without the possibility of a true victory or advancing to a new level. As you shoot down a certain number of clouds, you receive weapons imports, such as special grenades, nuclear bombs, or even amphetamines, to restore your health bar or cause even more damage. Your mission is complicated by the sun, which naturally wants to protect her heavenly children and actively attacks the tank. Additionally, when the sun is hit, her tears cause the water level to rise, drowning allied tanks and causing you to take damage.

Name: Selma Köran
Born — Location: Germany


Selma Köran, a bold blend of German and Turkish heritage born in Koblenz, has lived in Berlin, Amsterdam, Istanbul, and Athens, always open to the twists and turns of life that shape her path.

Selma Köran is a Berlin-based artist of German-Turkish descent. Her work challenges the increasing brutality and profit-driven coarseness of society, which she views as reflections of patriarchal structures. Employing an interdisciplinary approach, Köran integrates mythological themes and historical narratives to critique and deconstruct traditional notions influenced by these power dynamics. Her art uses fragmented juxtapositions to question and redefine collective consciousness, aiming to dismantle the sociocultural impacts of patriarchal dominance.