Photographer
Who is kerim arslan?
Plant-based human.
Born in 1991 in Istanbul, Kerim Arslan lives with the desire to see better, a desire that dates back to his childhood. He became more interested in the concept of photography in high school. In 2009, he participated in the exhibition “Violation of Women's Rights and Gender Inequality” in Madrid. His photographs were exhibited as part of the project. When he returned to Turkiye, he parted ways with his technical school and turned to photography.
Sponsored by the 2010 Istanbul European
Capital of Culture Volunteer Program, he opened his first solo exhibition “Duraklat | Pause” at Halep Pasajı.
2013 He published his photography project
“Precious Era” as a magazine.
2013 He founded an event documentary company called Im Photo.
2015 He published the photography book “rH +”.
2020 He founded Nelumbo Studios with Dilara Altınkepçe Arslan and still carries out his productions under this roof.
2021 He curated the “White Lotus” mixed exhibition.
EDITIONS
ALAMET 04
“Alamet”
Gelişin, varışından önce müjdelenişi.
İnsan zamanla mücadelesi esnasında sayısız kutlu keşifte bulunduysa da, geleceğe dair olan bilinmezliğe karşı sayısız kez yenik de düşmüştür. Kabulleniş ve teslimiyet bilinmezlik atmosferinde nefes almaya başlamıştır demek yine tam da bu sebeple yerinde olacaktır. Teslimiyette gözlem için açılan bu yeni alanda her birey artık kendi tekrarını izliyordur, ya da öyle sanıyordur. İlk yenilgi böylece adını müjdeler: “Amor Fati”.
Gören ve görünen arasındaki sırlı sözleşme, yani kader, kurtarıcıyı yeniden tanımlamaktadır. Yine Nietzsche’nin alıntısı ile hatırlamak mümkün: “ Gerçeklikten ölmemek için, sanatımız var.”
“Etrafına bak, görüneni fark et”, “İçine bak, görünmeyi fark et”, “Hareket et, deneyimine müdahaleni gör” ve “Tekrarını tasarla, Alamet” kademelerinin izleğinde dört bölümle kurgulanan sergi, izleyicisini “görmeye ve görünmeye” davet ediyor.
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Curator
TRYING TO RE-CONNECT
Despite yourself
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Kerim Arslan
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Kısa Dalga Gençlik Merkezi & Hangar Sanat Derneği & Toplum Gönüllüleri Vakfı
Cultural Management Formation Training:
It is an education project conducted under the Culture of European Capital of 2010. March 31, 2010 - Possible End September 29, 2010: Education Assistant (technical and visual responsibility of education).
GAPGenç Festival:
With the theme 'Sharing for Change,' the festival will last for four days and will include panels, concerts, workshops, cultural and art events, exhibitions, and NGO fairs with the participation of young people from the region, the nation, and abroad. Thirty youth organizations are involved in the organizing committee of the festival. Kısa Dalga Youth Center is one of the participating organizations.
May 6 - May 9, 2011: Information University Youth Working Unit, Kısa Dalga Youth Center Gaziantep GaPGenç Festival photography and video responsible.
May 8 - May 11, 2009: Istanbul Information University Youth Working Unit, Kısa Dalga Youth Center Mardin GAPGenç Festival, documenting the group and the event.
KKT5 (Reactions Against Darkness 5):
An excerpt from the introduction of this year's 5th social responsibility concert. Do you realize? If there is no water, there is no life, and when food and drinkable water are gone, all other concerns will become meaningless. We couldn't change our habits before the climates changed, and now the climates are changing, and there's no turning back. Realize now that not watering girls and boys, not talking about air and water doesn't save water.
May 12, 2010 (organizational process starting from December): Concert organization team, concert photography, and KKT5 visual works responsible.
Living Library:
It is a tool that promotes respect for human rights and human dignity. It aims to raise awareness about prejudices that lead to discrimination against individuals and groups and facilitate constructive dialogue. It brings together people who do not have much opportunity to come together in daily life on a basis of personal experience sharing. The books are individuals who are subjected to prejudice by society for various reasons.
May 14-15, 2010: Photography, press responsible, and poster design of the Living Library event held within the scope of the European Inter-University Theater Festival.
Personal:
Pause | Pause
Entry text for the first personal exhibition titled "Al Pacino."
"Watching a movie is great. Watching a movie again and again is even better. When you watch it again, you not only watch the movie but also the details. That is, the characters and camera angles and locations, and so on and so forth. Why Al Pacino? I was watching 'And Justice For All' again, and suddenly I paused. To be in Al Pacino's place or to be against him? To play charisma or to respond to charisma?"
"I preferred to be against and continued or made it continue. I responded, and they responded."
• July 1-10, 2010: Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Volunteer Program Agency meeting room Aleppo Passage Beyoğlu/Istanbul
Mixed:
May 16-17-18, 2010: Kilis
December 8-10, 2009: Kırşehir Public Library
December 4-7, 2009: Ahi Evran University
December 3, 2009: Kırşehir Cultural Center.
October 26-30, 2009: ENKA High School in Adapazarı
October 26 - November 5: Adapazarı Sabancı Anatolian Technical High School.
October 15-18, 2009: Samsun 19 May University.
October 8, 2009: Displayed in Istanbul, Harbiye-Maçka-Taksim Metro station and Bilboartlar. End date is unknown.
October 7, 2009: Displayed at the Hilton Hotel Fountain Hall with the award ceremony.
Participation in a mixed exhibition
Exhibition resulting from the ex change project organized by IKV (Economic Development Foundation) May 4, 2010: European Commission Spain Representation.
Exhibition called "Pay Attention to Development." Locations and dates where the photographs selected among the top 30 photographs after the photo contest organized by the Community Volunteers Foundation and the World Bank were exhibited. I participated with 2 of my photos in these 30 photos.
Exhibition resulting from the project themed Women's Rights Violation held in Spain; A mixed photo exhibition was created with the women scenes selected from the participating countries (Spain, Italy, Turkey, Greece) by themselves.
December 20 - December 29, 2009: Madrid.
