Istanbul
It was June 2019 and I was on a day-long flight layover between Afghanistan, where I was working for a humanitarian organisation at the time, and the Netherlands. I was only a month into working in Afghanistan and had already had to deal with the trauma and suffering caused by the Taliban at close quarters. Having a day-long layover can sound tiresome but for me it was an opportunity to take a deep breath and mull over how different cultures and contexts can seem so diametrically opposed to each other. Istanbul is a city at the interface of two continents. Old and modern.
In the foreground are the chimneys and dome-shaped rooftops of the Suleymaniye Hamam (designed and built between 1550 and 1557) and the famous Galata Tower in the mid-background surrounded by 20th century modern tower blocks.
This image captures, for me, the juxtaposition I was experiencing between life in Afghanistan and Europe in the 21st century.
Click image to enlarge - see paper and print details below.
It was June 2019 and I was on a day-long flight layover between Afghanistan, where I was working for a humanitarian organisation at the time, and the Netherlands. I was only a month into working in Afghanistan and had already had to deal with the trauma and suffering caused by the Taliban at close quarters. Having a day-long layover can sound tiresome but for me it was an opportunity to take a deep breath and mull over how different cultures and contexts can seem so diametrically opposed to each other. Istanbul is a city at the interface of two continents. Old and modern.
In the foreground are the chimneys and dome-shaped rooftops of the Suleymaniye Hamam (designed and built between 1550 and 1557) and the famous Galata Tower in the mid-background surrounded by 20th century modern tower blocks.
This image captures, for me, the juxtaposition I was experiencing between life in Afghanistan and Europe in the 21st century.
Click image to enlarge - see paper and print details below.
It was June 2019 and I was on a day-long flight layover between Afghanistan, where I was working for a humanitarian organisation at the time, and the Netherlands. I was only a month into working in Afghanistan and had already had to deal with the trauma and suffering caused by the Taliban at close quarters. Having a day-long layover can sound tiresome but for me it was an opportunity to take a deep breath and mull over how different cultures and contexts can seem so diametrically opposed to each other. Istanbul is a city at the interface of two continents. Old and modern.
In the foreground are the chimneys and dome-shaped rooftops of the Suleymaniye Hamam (designed and built between 1550 and 1557) and the famous Galata Tower in the mid-background surrounded by 20th century modern tower blocks.
This image captures, for me, the juxtaposition I was experiencing between life in Afghanistan and Europe in the 21st century.
Click image to enlarge - see paper and print details below.
DETAILS
Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Agave 290 gsm. It's printed, personally by myself, on a FineArt inkjet paper that is produced using agave fibres. The rough, yet delicately defined surface texture gives the subject a captivating sense of depth and impresses with a pleasant, soft feel. Hahnemühle Agave is acid- and lignin-free and meets the most exacting requirements in terms of age resistance. The combination of unique raw fibre materials, bright white natural tone, balanced surface texture and the customary high print quality makes it an exclusive, versatile FineArt inkjet paper.
Each print is one of a kind and will vary slightly. Hand-signed and numbered on the back.