Going somewhere?

Alp Sime

16 November - 15 January 2011

Alp Sime, who is renown for his powerful and refined language as one of the most important photographers of his time, meets the art-lovers at his new show "Going somewhere?" after his last exhibit "Parallax" (2009). The exhibit, taking place between December 16, 2010 - January 15, 2011 at x-ist, explicates the consolidation of his documentary and presentation processes in a unique experimental way.

 

The photographs indicate that the subjects start the visual dialogue. The photographs start another longer journey once they reach the audience setting off from the question "Going somewhere?".

 

The works, which turn the most ordinary objects to alegorical elements of this adventure, invites the art-lovers to look closer and deeper.

 

ALP SİME   İstanbul, 1970

Sime graduated from the Boston University, Fine Arts Faculty. After Ramora (Istanbul, 2002) and İstanbullu (Athens, 2006), his third solo show Parallax (2009) was shown at x-ist. Sime participated in the Contemporary Istanbul 08, 09 and 10, and also took part in the Sotheby's 2009, Contemporary Turkish Art Auction in London, Start-2009 (14th European Contemporary Art Fair, Strasbourg, France) and the exhibit curated by Kerimcan Güleryüz, "A Subjective Panorama on Turkish Contemporary Photography" at the Maison des Métallos (Paris).

Lamp

photography, edition of 5, 18 x 13 cm (50 x 50 cm çerçeveli / framed), 2010

Candlestick

photography, edition of 5, 18 x 13 cm (50 x 50 cm çerçeveli / framed), 2010

Street Lamp I

photography, edition of 5, 18 x 13 cm (50 x 50 cm çerçeveli / framed), 2010

Tree with Lights

photography, edition of 5, 18 x 13 cm (50 x 50 cm çerçeveli / framed), 2010

"Street Lamp VII

photography, edition of 5, 18 x 13 cm (50 x 50 cm çerçeveli / framed), 2010

T.S.E.

photography, edition of 5, 18 x 13 cm (50 x 50 cm çerçeveli / framed), 2010

The Tree and the Crossroads

photography, edition of 5, 18 x 13 cm (50 x 50 cm çerçeveli / framed), 2010

Street Lamp VI

photography, edition of 5, 18 x 13 cm (50 x 50 cm çerçeveli / framed), 2010

Palm Tree

photography, edition of 5, 18 x 13 cm (50 x 50 cm çerçeveli / framed), 2010

Prostitute

photography, edition of 5, 18 x 13 cm (50 x 50 cm çerçeveli / framed), 2010

Chandelier

photography, edition of 5, 18 x 13 cm (50 x 50 cm çerçeveli / framed), 2010

Garlands

photography, edition of 5, 18 x 13 cm (50 x 50 cm çerçeveli / framed), 2010

Rocks

photography, edition of 5, 18 x 13 cm (50 x 50 cm çerçeveli / framed), 2010

Sea Bass

photography, edition of 5, 18 x 13 cm (50 x 50 cm çerçeveli / framed), 2010

ATM

photography, edition of 5, 18 x 13 cm (50 x 50 cm çerçeveli / framed), 2010

Tree

photography, edition of 5, 18 x 13 cm (50 x 50 cm çerçeveli / framed), 2010

Street Lamp 3

photography, edition of 5, 18 x 13 cm (50 x 50 cm çerçeveli / framed), 2010

Street Lamp 8

photography, edition of 5, 18 x 13 cm (50 x 50 cm çerçeveli / framed), 2010

Cactuses

photography, edition of 5, 18 x 13 cm (50 x 50 cm çerçeveli / framed), 2010

Button

photography, edition of 5, 18 x 13 cm (50 x 50 cm çerçeveli / framed), 2010

Street Lamps

photography, edition of 5, 18 x 13 cm (50 x 50 cm çerçeveli / framed), 2010

Cinema

photography, edition of 5, 18 x 13 cm (50 x 50 cm çerçeveli / framed), 2010

Street Lamp IV

photography, edition of 5, 18 x 13 cm (50 x 50 cm çerçeveli / framed), 2010

Flag", photography, edition of 5

13 x 18 cm (50 x 50 cm çerçeveli / framed), 2010

Street Lamp II

photography, 18 x 13 cm, 2010

The Building and The Tree

photography, edition of 5, 13 x 18 cm, 2010