Soner Ozenc has been invited to take part in ‘40 Stations’ project by Muammer Yanmaz -recently exhibited at Space Gallery.
‘40 Stations centers on the debate surrounding immigration and borders in Europe by looking at the role of migration and the phenomenon of individuals crossing borders and contributing to the mixing and enriching of cultures. A unique photographic project by Turkish artist Muammer Yanmaz the project follows on from previous 40 Stations exhibitions in Paris and New York developing the themes of identity, migration and assimilation. Through a series of 40 black and white portraits of Turkish individuals taken at stations of their choice in London Muammer provides a revealing insight into the creativity that stems from the migration and movement of people from Turkish origins who are contributing to the busy, metropolitan landscape of London.
Projects in the series have been shown at Mavi Jeans Art Gallery/İstanbul, Marmara Manhattan Art Gallery/New York, French Cultural Center/İstanbul, Bureau de la Culture et de l’Information de Turquie/Paris and the London project will shortly travel to Istanbul.
To complement the London exhibition the British Council has commissioned British photographer Annabel Elston to create a series of portraits in response to Yanmaz’s London settings. Annabel’s photographs present 40 members of the British community in Turkey.’ Space Gallery website
Read the British Council article here.
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