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Smoking in the Sea (Izmir)
Photography, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 55 x 70 cm, 2006 - 2012

  • Smoking in the Sea (Izmir)
  • Boys (Bosphorus)
  • Beach (Sinop)
  • Last Home Standing (Trabzon)
  • Behind the Fence
  • Birds (Kocaeli)
  • Black Sea Chaires (Zonguldak)
  • Betonnen Blok
  • Black Wall (Balat)
  • Palmtrees (Trabzon)
  • Landkaart
  • Little Duck (Istanbul)
  • Gözlüklü Kız (Zonguldak)
  • Atatürk Heykel
  • Ball on Wall - Girl Looking
  • Breakdancers (Diyarbakır)
  • Lovers
  • Self Portrait - Behind the Wall
  • Shaving Mirror - Squary Shadow
  • Rosendaal
  • The Hague Holland
  • Favellas & Fashion
  • Favellas & Fashion
  • Favellas & Fashion
  • Favellas & Fashion
  • Favellas & Fashion
  • Favellas & Fashion
  • Designer: Bruna Medeiros
  • Designer: Bruna Medeiros
  • Designer: João Carlos Monteiro
  • Designer: Leandro Benites
  • Designer: Leandro Benites
  • Designer: Leandro Benites
  • Designer: Mariana Machado
  • Designer: Mariana Machado
  • Designer: Mariana Machado
  • Designer: Mariana Machado
  • Designer: Mariana Machado
  • Gift of the Periphery
  • Gift of the Periphery
  • Gift of the Periphery
  • Gift of the Periphery
  • Gift of the Periphery
  • Gift of the Periphery
  • AKM, Şubat 2006
  • Dod's, Nisan 2006
  • Siren Ertan'in Evi 1, Mart 2006
  • Halim Paşa Yalısı 3, Nisan 2006
  • Liman 1, Nisan 2006
  • Siren Ertan'in Evi 2, Mart 2006
  • Mel's 3, Mart 2006
  • Mel's 2, Mart 2006
  • Venue 2, Mayıs 2006
  • Mel's 1, Mart 2006
  • Ada Antik 1, Mart 2006
  • Adress, Nisan 2006
  • Ulus 29, Şubat 2006
  • Halim Paşa Yalısı 1, Nisan 2006
  • Ada Antik 2, Mart 2006
  • Liman 2, Nisan 2006
  • Vogue, Istanbul Series
  • Vogue, Istanbul Series
  • Kickboxing, 2012, Netherlands
  • My Father's Taxi
  • Balat
  • Vogue, Istanbul Series
  • Vogue, Istanbul Series
  • Balat
  • Beach (Sinop)
  • Kemal's Dream Series
  • Vogue, Istanbul Series
  • Vogue, Istanbul Series
  • Edirne 2007
  • 13 February 2004, The Hague Holland
  • The Last Butterfly Series - Eminönü Mosque
  • The Last Butterfly Series - The Galata Bridge
  • The Last Butterfly - Haliç
  • The Last Butterfly - Eminönü
  • Roosendaal
  • Dordrecht
  • Den Haag
  • Memorial
  • Naturel Fotoğrafçılık, İstanbul, 2015
  • Garipce (The Third Bridge), İstanbul, 2015
  • Galatasaray Lisesi, Istanbul, 2015
  • Unkapanı Köprüsü, İstanbul, 2015
  • Metro, İstanbul, 2015
  • Levent, İstanbul, 2015
  • Russian Church on Sunday, Karaköy, 2015

Ahmet Polat

HOLLANDA, 1978
http://www.ahmetpolat.nl

Ahmet Polat is a Turkish-Dutch photographer living in Istanbul & Holland. After graduating from St. Joost Academy in Breda, 2000 he started exhibiting his work in Turkey and the Netherlands. Among his solo exhibitions are, "Silence in Kayapinar" (Dorts Museum, Netherlands, 2001), "Home Is Where I Left My Dreams" (Karşı Sanat Gallery, Istanbul, 2003; Resim Heykel Museum, Ankara, Turkey), "Old Country, New Country" (Photo Museum The Hague, Netherlands, 2004), “Neither Here nor There” (Breda Photo Biennial, 2008), "Kemal's Dream" (FOAM, Amsterdam, 2010, DEPO, Istanbul, 2012). 
 
At x-ist he had three solo shows titled "Submitted to Change" (2005), "Invitation Only" (2006), "The Other Kemal" (2014) in addition to a public space installation "Where Are You?" in 2007. Polat has received the "Young Photographer" award in the 22nd Infinity Awards given by one of the most important photography institutions of the world, ICP (International Center of Photography in New York). The artist also participated in several international group shows like "Old Country, New Country" (Stroom, The Netherlands, 2005), "Genç Açılım" (Pera Museum, Istanbul, 2005), "Fluorescent Adolescent" (7th International Biennial of Photography, Netherlands, 2010), "In what language shall I tell you my story?" (Stedelijk Schiedam, Netherlands, 2012), "Modern Turkey" (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 2012), "Istanbul Modern - Bahrain" (Bahrain National Museum, Bahrain, 2013), "On the Move" (Stedelijk Amsterdam, 2014) and "x-tension" (Office 4200, Bursa, 2015).
 
Polat also takes commercial and fashion photographs for several international magazines such as French and Turkish Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, New York Times, Paris Match, Marie Claire, Quest and Vice. Among the art fairs Polat participated are Art-Rotterdam, Contemporary Istanbul 07, 12, 13, 14 & 15, UNSEEN Amsterdam 2012 and ArtInternational 2013 & 2014. 
 
The book of his latest work "Kemal's Dream" has been launched in the Unseen Photography Fair, Amsterdam in 2012. In 2013, Polat was nominated for the long list of Dutch Doc Award, the largest Dutch photography prize, with his two different projects, "Kemal's Dream" and "Dark Moon". In 2015, Polat has received "Ambassador of Dutch Photography" title by FOTOWEEK Festival. The photo series Polat took for the festival is presented during FOTOWEEK (FOTODOK, Netherlands, 2015).
 
He is currently working on an exhibition called "Imagine Istanbul", In Palais des Baux Art in Brussels.
 

 

20.09.2016 - HARPER'S BAZAAR ART
Middle Eastern Frames (PDF)

01.05.2016 - ART UNLIMITED
Ahmet Polat Photo London'da (Only TR) (Link)

01.04.2016 - BASED ISTANBUL
A Bridge Too Far (PDF)

26.03.2016 - DAILY SABAH
Artist Explores Multicultural Identity Through Photography (Link)

26.03.2016 - HÜRRİYET KELEBEK
Üçüncü köprünün gölgesinde, kimin İstanbul'u? (Only TR) (Link)

05.03.2016 - RH+
"Arafta Kalan Hikayeler" (Only TR) (Link)

02.03.2016 - ISTANBUL ART NEWS
"Gittiğim her yere İstanbul'u götürüyorum." (Only TR) (Link)

01.03.2016 - CORNUCOPIA
A Bridge Too Far (Link)

15.11.2015 - TODAY'S ZAMAN
Arts From Turkey Under Spotlight in Europalia Festival (Link)

01.10.2015 - HARPER'S BAZAAR
(PDF)

07.05.2015 - Istanbul Art News
"I learned a lot about myself through photography" (PDF)

01.07.2014 - TRENDSETTER / Ahmet Polat
Sanatın Merkezinde (only in Turkish) (PDF)

01.03.2014 - Elephant Magazine / Ahmet Polat
Destination: Istanbul (PDF)

01.03.2014 - ISTANBUL ART NEWS / Ahmet Polat
Kemal's Masquerade Ball (PDF)

01.03.2014 - Time Out Istanbul (English edition) / Ahmet Polat
The Other Kemal (PDF)

01.11.2012 - Radikal / Ahmet Polat
Ahmet Polat: Curiosity and Distance (Link)

01.11.2012 - Radikal / Ahmet Polat
Young Population in Turkey Don't Fit in the Frame (Link)

01.11.2012 - The Guide Istanbul / Ahmet Polat
Ahmet Polat's Dream (Link)

02 April 2015- Ahmet Polat @ Hanzehogeschool, Netherlands
Ahmet Polat took part at "Being Political in Art and Design" symposium, held by Art and Knowledge Society of Hanze University on March 27...

01 August 2014- Ahmet Polat @ Stedelijk Museum
Ahmet Polat's "Dark Moon / Traces" photography series is exhibited at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, as part of the group exhibition &qu...

01 February 2014- Ahmet Polat @ Elephant Magazine
Photographer Ahmet Polat portrayed Fulya Erdemci, the curator of the 13th Istanbul Biennial, and artists Halil Altındere, İnci Eviner, İpek Duben a...

01 December 2013- Ahmet Polat @ İstanbul Modern
Photographer Ahmet Polat who synthesizes his Dutch and Turkish identities in his photographs, has been invited by Istanbul Modern to hold the artis...

01 November 2013- Ahmet Polat @ LagosPhoto Festival, Nigeria
Ahmet Polat participated in LagosPhoto Festival with his Dark Moon series. The Dark Moon research project started in 2006 focusing on the slave his...

01 August 2013- Ahmet Polat @ ArtMEN
One of the most important Dutch television programme ArtMEN focuses on contemporary art, interviewed Ahmet Polat. ArtMEN television programme is ho...

01 June 2013- Ahmet Polat @ MIA Fair 2013
Two books of Ahmet Polat, "Kemal's Dream" and "Dark Moon" were presented at the MIA - Milan Image Art Fair 2013 between May...

01 June 2013- Ahmet Polat,"From Favelas to Fashion" @ Sao Paulo
ICP award-winning photographer Ahmet Polat will be working in São Paulo this summer to complete his project; "From Favelas to Fashion&q...

01 March 2013- Ahmet Polat @ Dutch Doc Award
Ahmet Polat has been nominated for the long list of Dutch Doc Award, which is the largest Dutch photography prize,with his two different projects: ...

01 March 2013- Ahmet Polat @ "Istanbul Modern - Bahrain"
Two photographs of Ahmet Polat that are in the İstanbul Modern Museum Collection will be exhibited Bahrain National Museum betweenMarch 17 and June...

01 February 2013- Ahmet Polat @ FOAM
Works of Ahmet Polat, from his new Kemal's Dream project (2006 - 2012), had become a part of the permanent collection of Foam museum in Netherl...

01 September 2007- Ahmet Polat
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