Exhibitions

Call me Ci. I was born in Beyoğlu, Istanbul on July 6th, 1986. I studied Italian Language and Literature at Istanbul University. Following that, I worked for advertising agencies as a copywriter and creative director for many years. I was 28 when I discovered visual storytelling. I did music photography and photojournalism for a while, then I decided to devote my time solely to my own stories.

My work is focused on Istanbul and its personal psychogeography. Adopting documentary as a secondary function, I tell stories using the scenes of my city. My distinct colour palette is a derivation of the look of Italian giallos from the ‘70s, and I take cues from the cinematography of classic horror films in my visual language. All of my photographs take place in the daytime.

More about my work

Favourites

Fujifilm X70 (2016)
Suspiria (1977)
Cat’s Cradle (1963)
The Smiths (1984)

Timeline of the far future

Current

Selected

2024 Italo Calvino 100+1 Yaşında! / Kıraathane / Istanbul, Turkey / Curated by Bilge Bal & Sevil Enginsoy Ekinci / Group
2023 One Akaretler II / Akaretler / Istanbul, Turkey / Curated by Begüm Güney / Group
2023 Love, Peace, And Harmony / ArtIstanbul Feshane / Istanbul, Turkey / Curated by Bengü Gün / Group
2023 Manzaradan Öte (Beyond the Landscape) / Mixer / Istanbul, Turkey / Duo
2022 - 2023 Zamane İstanbulları (Istanbuls Today) / Pera Museum (catalogue) / Istanbul, Turkey / Curated by Refik Akyüz & Serdar Darendeliler / Group
2022 Unutursan Darılmam (No Offence If You Forget) / Mamut Art Project, Istanbul, Turkey / Solo, Festival
2022 Unutursan Darılmam (No Offence If You Forget) / Encontros da Imagem, Braga, Portugal / Solo, Festival
2022 Our Dear Friends, Animals / 212 Photography Istanbul, Turkey / Group
2018 A Pillar of Smoke / Jimei x Arles International Photography Festival, Xiamen, China / Group
2018 A Pillar of Smoke / Galerie Paris-B, Paris, France / Group
2018 A Pillar of Smoke / Les Rencontres d’Arles, France / Curated by Ilgın Deniz Akseloğlu & Yann Perreau / Group
2017 Postcards from Tarlabaşı / Pasaj, Istanbul, Turkey / Curated by Giorgio Caione & Christian Oxenius / Group

Installations

Her Şeyin Kötü Gittiğine Dair Emareler (Signs That Everything Is Going Wrong, 2016 - 2022)
Zamane İstanbulları (Istanbuls Today, 2022 - 2023)
Pera Museum (Pera Müzesi)
Istanbul, Turkey

Catalogue cover: Zamane İstanbulları (Istanbuls Today, 2022 - 2023)

Unutursan Darılmam (No Offence If You Forget, 2018 - 2023)
Encontros da Imagem (2022)
Largo do Paço, Braga, Portugal