Talk
January 21, 2020 / 18.30
At the 180th anniversary of invention of photography and the first photography trip that took place in 1839, A Road Story: 180 Years of Photography exhibition brings together interpretations and perspectives of photographers who explore the same route with today’s techniques.
For the first talk of the exhibition, curator Engin Özendes will be in conversation with Ali Borovalı and Cem Turgay. As part of the exhibition Ali Borovalı photographed Paros, Naxos and Santorini with a realist but simplistic approach, meanwhile Cem Turgay photograhed İzmir with a critical yet experimental style.
Free admissions, drop in. This event will take place in the exhibition gallery. The talk will be in Turkish.
Temporary Exhibition
At the 180th anniversary of invention of photography and the first photography trip that took place in 1839, A Road Story: 180 Years of Photography exhibition brought together interpretations and perspectives of photographers who explored the same route with today’s techniques.
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Objects also bear the memory of the geography to which they relate. Ceramics, with soil as their primary material, are directly linked to the land where they are produced: forging a direct relationship with earth, ceramics bear the memory of the soil where they come from.
Constituting the entirety of all the perceived aspects of an object creating their own order, form not only contains visual elements and characteristics, but can also help elucidate concepts.
John Frederick Lewis is considered one of the most important British Orientalist artists of the Victorian era. Pera Museum exhibited several of Lewis’ paintings as part of the Lure of the East exhibition in 2008 organized in collaboration with Tate Britain.
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