HARRY GRUYAERT
"Time in Turkey - art place berlin selection - 25 Masters of Photography"
"Turkey was not a country I knew well, but it was always one that managed to awaken my curiosity. I came to Turkey a few years ago for some projects with Magnum Photos, but this time around, it was different. Many of the things I saw in Istanbul raised my curiosity immediately. I was incredibly excited, perhaps because it was a new city for me.[...]
Different shapes, colors, unique movements and motions: These all give one inspiration and a completely different sort of excitement. A photographer must always think freely and broadly; that is the only way he or she can capture unique images.
What was interesting for me was not just Istanbul's historical and artistic fabric but that the metropolis worked as a city. I saw interesting sights everywhere I looked. Some spots reminded me a bit of Cairo. My work seemed to me to become even more important while I was there.[...]"
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A cooperation of 'art place berlin' with BERLIN PHOTO FESTIVAL 2013 - THE BROWSE and ZAMAN - 'Time in Turkey'
