ON THE EDGES OF PARADISE, 2005 - 2006
58 x 68 cm
In 2005-2006 I realized a photographic essay on gated communities in Istanbul. The project consisted of a series of images mage in and around different gated communities in Istanbul. The finalized project consisted of 30 framed prints that were exhibited in Istanbul (Platform Garanti) ; Paris, Centre Culturel Suisse; London, Tate Modern ; Geneva, Center for Photography and received a Swiss Art Award.
A book was published in 2008 by edition fink in Zürich and included 3 written contributions by Urs Stahel, curator Fotomuseum Winterthur ; Daniel Baumann, independent curator, Basel and Bülent Tanju, architecture historian, Istanbul addressed on a different level the photographic work, the methodology and the gated communities theme.
Working site specifically on that subject allowed me for a better understanding of a world wide phenomenon that strongly relates to globalization, control and surveillance issues.
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