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The Soil Collects the Past deeply questions the relationship between time and place, remembering and forgetting. Kopuz listens to voices buried beneath the soil, attempting to capture the echoes of memories reverberating off concrete’s cold surface. This exhibition is not just a historical investigation or a reflection on a forgotten hunting lodge—it is a committed attempt to reconnect with the past. With each work, Kopuz invites the viewer to bear witness to the challenge of remembering and the inevitability of forgetting. The once-lilac-scented hunting lodge vanishes beneath the earth, yet affirms its presence through romantic imagery and enduring material forms. The suspended memories between space and time open the gates to the unknown stories of Acıbadem through the lens of this derelict lodge. In Kopuz’s hands, these stories find new form and meaning—perhaps becoming a clear step toward re-establishing the inseparable bond between past and future. It is in that very step that the long-forgotten hunting lodge lifts its gaze from the soil to the sky and declares its existence.