We all agree that the beauty and awareness of life can be tasted with sightseeing.
The question word that sheds light on our path in order to notice the things that are under the control of our perception and those that are not, may be ‘ORADA’. And the meaning is reserved for what is there in exchange for what is in us.
Are we really there?
Even if you are in the same garden, the emotional communication that they experience with the projections in each person's memory can be different things. This auction aims to make us rethink the questions of where our point of view stands and to show that there can be completely different things when looking at what is there from a different point of view.
I am here with my photo frames taken in European cities that the traces of the Renaissance period, the Roman Empire, the Ancient Greek Era and have kept up with today's world with an attitude that combines the past with the present, the present with the present and the present with the present and the present with the past.
I have brought you what is ‘orada’ like a hunter.
While doing this, the fact that the artists and sculptors of the Renaissance period showed interest in the art of antiquity and used the mathematical perspective technique made them special. In my photographs, I also tried to reflect the realistic, detailed and dramatic form of Renaissance art. When I analyzed the same spot of Renaissance paintings, which often have more than one meaning,the answer came to the fore as details.
I aimed to give more details about what is ‘ORADA’ by using a wide angle in my frames. I set out with a unique camera Hasselblad XPan, which, in addition to the 24x36 mm film format, uses both the full panorama 24x65 mm format, expands the film instead of masking it, and allows each exposure to use the entire area of the film. I wish that what I have caught on my trips that I have made for 12 years will be good for hungry souls.
“I'm not too interested in the subject of photography. After taking the photo once, I don't experience the state of entering into a deep relationship with aesthetics, with the objects inside, very much. Hunters are not cooks.‘’ Although I felt the words of a master who said, when you want to make an exhibition, it necessarily makes you a cook as well.
February 22, 2024
Ömer Öztürk
He was born on February 22, 1982 in Eskişehir. During his university years, he took courses in photography, screenwriting, law, philosophy, as well as Media and communication systems, which are his main branch. He graduated from the Faculty of Communication of Bilgi University in 2005.
In the same year, he won the first prize in the Aydın Doğan Young Communicators competition with the documentary films he prepared.
He worked as an archive, editing and correspondent for the ‘32. Gün’ television program team. He had the opportunity to work with Mehmet Ali Birand. He found an opportunity to learn such as journalism, advertising, production.
in 2006 - 2007, he worked as an academician at Bilgi University Television Journalism and Programming department. in 2011, he started the ‘Vapurda Çay Simit Sohbet’ program, where he took over the format design, direction, production and hosting.
by continuing the program for 12 years, he conducted interviews with 500 famous names. The director, Nuri Bilge Ceylan's narrative language and philosophy left a great impression on Öztürk. The process of discovering the beauty of reality and the power of authenticity formed the content of his approaches and questions in the programs he prepared.
Currently, he is directing and producing at Paradiso Film, the advertising and production company he founded in 2011.