Time Within Us Photographers from Turkey, Russia, and Greece

Istanbul Modern Photography Gallery presented the exhibition, "Time Within Us", which consisted of works by photographers from Turkey, Russia and Greece. A collaborative effort on the part of 3 museums, “Time Within Us” was the first show of its kind opened jointly by the 3 countries. The photographs in the exhibition were selected by the following: Engin Özendes, Curator of Istanbul Modern Photography Exhibitions; Olga Sviblova, Director of the Moscow House of Photography and Vangelis Ioakimidis, Director of the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography. The same photographs have been printed in 3 separate sets, with dimensions befitting the different galleries in which they will be shown. Additionally, the photographs exhibited with comments by each of the 3 curators.

"Time Within Us" did not aspire to present a comprehensive survey of current photography in Turkey, Russia or Greece; rather, the aim was to give viewers a closer look at work by artists who are already well established in their own countries, as well as some who are just starting to make themselves known. By showing that all of us possess a time and space of our own, within ourselves, “Time Within Us” invited viewers to discover their own “personal time and space”. At the same time, in the context of the relationship between life and art, the viewer realized that each of the show’s 15 artists also have “an inner space” of their own, as well as their own individual temporalities and rhythms.

"Time Within Us", consisting of 151 photographs by 15 artists (5 from each country), was held at Istanbul Modern Photography Gallery, from 27 January to 16 May, 2010. It also opened at the Moscow International Photography Biennial in March 2010 and at the Thessaloniki International Photography Biennial in April 2010. As a result of this schedule, the show was running concurrently in all 3 countries in April and May of this year.

"Time Within Us" at Istanbul Modern has also identified 7 headings for the works to be displayed: "Observing", "Remembering", "Dreaming", "Using The Light", "Going Back", "Enjoying" and "Celebrating".

Artists: Georgy Pervov, Patris Petridis, Natasha Pavlovskaya, Panos Kokkinas, Yusuf Sevinçli, Stratos Kalafatis, Berk Bilgin, Petr Lovigin, Christina Dimitriadis, Tim Parshikov, Deniz Açıkalın, Ivan Mikhailov, Burcu Göknar, Giorgos Kordakis, Tolga Özgal

Curator: Engin Özendes

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