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BASMANE ‘’HOTEL STREET’’ - The photography exhibit Basmane ‘’Hotel Street’’ by Yusuf Tuvi and Birol Üzmez will be opened at the Schneidertemple Art Centre. A new exhibit is coming to İstanbul which reflects the long forgotten, nostalgic neighbourhood of Basmane in İzmir. The photography exhibit The photographs show the transition of Basmane with its historical buildings from 1800’s from being a wealthy residential area in the first years of the Turkish republic to the times when it was abandoned. This changing face of Basmane, is reminded with the ‘’Hotel Street’’ exhibition. People entering İzmir from Basmane Railway Station, first encounter the poverty, weariness and the harmony of this neighbourhood where they plan to stay. Against all odds, it is the perception of the photographers which show the liveliness of the district. The photographs of the refugees, immigrants and people staying at these hotels unaware of their history, were taken in a time span of one year. Opening/ Reception: February 8 2012, Wednesday. Address: Schneidertempel Art Center. Bankalar Cad. Felek Sok. No:1, Karaköy, ISTANBUL Phone: 0212 249 01 50 Visiting hours: Week days 10:30- 17:00, Saturday closed, Sunday 12:00- 16:00chneidertempel.com
Birol Uzmez, who reflected the lives of mine workers to his photographs in Zonguldak where he lived for long years, was born in Akçakoca in August 20, 1960. In 1984, he began to take interest in the artistic view of his father's profession, who was also a photographer and became a member of the Association of Photograph and Cinema Amateurs in Istanbul (IFSAK) in 1986. In 1985 together with Fahri Bozbas and Ertugrul Unal, he set an exhibition named "Once Upon a Time Zonguldak” using the photos collected from the archives of Nazim Baysal, who was one of the first photographers in Zonguldak. Following to the exhibition "Window" which he arranged together with Ugur Kasirga in 1986, he set two other joint-exhibitions, "Loneliness" with Ayhan Ulku and "Life of a Miner" with Ibrahim Akyurek. He worked as a member of TUSAK Board in 1987-1988. Founding the Zonguldak Photographers Group with his six friends in 1986, he continued to work for the development of photograph art in Zonguldak. He set four Zonguldak Photograph Days with that goup. He revealed the photos in the archives of the architect Sureyya Aytac.. He worked for Cumhuriyet Newspaper between 1990-1993 as a free reporting photographer and documented the strike in 1990 and the firedamp disaster in 1992. He took place in the formation of the "Group for Documented Photographs" composed of Ibrahim Akyurek, Sirin Kucuktabak, Sevil Uzrek, Faruk Akbas ve Celal Deniz. Uzmez, whose photos were awarded both in National and International Contests, realized transparent exhibitions named "A Day of Three Lives", "Testings and Being Mistaken", "Other Face of Zonguldak", "Long Silences", "Short Blows", "Rowboats", "Following the Olive Tree", "Mortakya, Gypsy Heros". He attented mixed displays and transparent exhibitions. Worked as a photograph editor at the Press Consultancy of Taris Olive-oil Union between May 2002 and March 2008 and after the Union gave priority to artistic approach in its product designs, his photos began to be used on the posters, magazines, stickers, catalogues, advertisements, plasma tv screens and website of the institution he was working for. Today, he carries on working freely as a member of Simurg Photos and Ifod. WHO IS YUSUF TUVİ?
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Schneidertempel Art Gallery Bankalar Str. Felek Str. No:1 Karaköy / İstanbul Phone- Fax: 0 212 249 01 50 E-mail: sanat@schneidertempel.com
