Beyza
Nur
Ekici
Karanlığın İçindeki Renkler
Philosophy / Existential & Intellectual Narrative
2021, Istanbul
A literary-philosophical inquiry into the mind, fear, and the dualities of existence.
Colors in the Dark redefines darkness not as a void or an element of fear, but as an ontological realm where the self confronts its true nature—a space harboring unmanifested potentials and traces of memory. Written at the age of sixteen, this debut philosophical text examines existential themes ranging from the bridge constructed by the mind between the abstract and concrete worlds to the boundaries of knowledge, solitude, and societal perceptions, all through the harmony of opposites. Serving as the conceptual and literary groundwork for the contemporary philosophy of Traceism (Ontology of the Trace), the work invites readers to face their inner truth concealed within the dark.
The philosophical foundation laid in this text also signals the seamless fluidity between rational engineering analytics and sensory aesthetics. Rather than reducing the mind to a simple tool or a data-processing mechanism, the narrative treats it as a divine threshold at the core of existence. It constructs an interdisciplinary universe where theory and practice, formulas and emotions, do not conflict—they complete one another.
Ultimately, this book is not merely a record of a young thinker's personal search; it is the first tangible manifestation of an "Artist-Thinker" stance, determined to project a conceptual universe onto the objective world, canvas, and visionary projects of the future. It stands as a literary invitation to step away from passive observation and confront the purest color hidden within the depths of one's own mental darkness.
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