GREGORY DZIEDZIC

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Roman noir (My Istanbul by Night)

Présentation

"When I look at these photographs, I recognise the forces of life and death at work ten years ago in an Istanbul that has little to do with the one we live in today. I feel the narrative threads, sad or burlesque, intertwining with each other. The use of black and white emphasises the waltz between Eros and Thanatos, between fantasy and disillusion. The little stories captured by the camera combine with each other and conjure up new interpretations with each new look, like a black and white kaleidoscope. [...] "
(Text: Erhan Sermet. Translation: Grégory Dziedzic)