Sadaqah Stone

The sadaqah (charity) stone is a stone with a bowl-like groove on it. It is designed so that those in need can receive the money put in the hole. It is an ancient philanthropy tradition with a 300-year history shaped by the religious institutions of Anatolia. The size of the stone is too long not to see what is on the upper part and it was made in the size of an average arm's reach. Thus, it is not understood whether the person who reaches the stone receives or puts money in. It is definitely a piece of stone designed with very primitive feelings, not an ornamental stone, but usually a long vertical stone. Contrary to its description, the stone I used in my work is an ornamented charitable stone found in Istanbul. The tree, on the other hand, depicts petrified centuries-old traditions.