Ali Taptik, "Cities On The Edge", Liverpool

Ekim 2008

Cities On The Edge
exhibition & book launch 6pm, Thursday 13 November
13 November - 18 December 08
McGarry Room
Novas Contemporary Urban Centre

 

Cities on the Edge is a new photography work commissioned by Liverpool Culture Company in 2008. This is an issue based exhibition and book on the theme of people and places that illustrates Liverpool in relationship to five other European port cities. Six photographer-artists represent the six cities:

 

Gabriele Basilico - Naples, Italy
Philippe Conti - Marseille, France
Wojtek Wilczyk - Gdansk, Poland
Sandy Volz - Bremen, Germany
Ali Taptik - Istanbul, Turkey
John Davies - Liverpool, UK

 

Liverpool University Press is publishing the "Cities on the Edge" book this November, edited by John Davies, containing 128 pages with 72 colour and B&W photographs from all six cities and text in six languages.

Free event for all: "The Curator in Conversation", 2pm, Saturday 15

November in the McGarry Room on 5th floor at CUC.

 

Cities on the Edge is a new publication of photography work commissioned by Liverpool Culture Company and curated by acclaimed photographer John Davies. The book is published by Liverpool University Press and will be launched alongside an accompanying exhibition on Thursday 13 November at 6pm in the McGarry Room at the Novas Contemporary Urban Centre (CUC).

 

Cities on the Edge is part of the overall programme of work also titled Cities on the Edge - a collection of new collaborative projects on an international scale for 2008, led by Liverpool to promote intercultural dialogue between cities and cultures and involving 6 ‘edgy’ partners. The European port cities include Bremen, Gdansk, Istanbul, Liverpool, Marseilles and Naples. 

 

Six photographers were invited to represent their home city, as well as Liverpool. They were asked to explore the theme of people and places, the similarities and contradictions of each city in relation to Liverpool. They have made their own conclusions and the images produced are both poignant and beautiful, capturing the unique characteristics of each place.