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\"Ahmet<\/div>\n
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ON EXPERIMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY…<\/h5>\n

“As someone who played an important role in the destruction of patterns based on depiction in the context of photographic opportunism in Turkey in the ’80s, and who contributed to and accelerated the creation of theoretical and practical infrastructure of the period; instead of photographing the moment within the objective reality we live, by watching and combining the images of things issuing from the imagination, from a dream or a subconscious impulse over time, as a fluid way of facing the other reality, just like in the theatre, I create my own subjective reality, which is then reflected, in my work.<\/p>\n

As Man Ray says, I just try to be as free as possible in the process of the formation of photographic manifestations. In the course of my work, nobody can rule or guide me. They can criticize me upon the completion of the work. But then it is too late; work is done and freedom is ingested to the last drop. This is a painful task; but this feeling is worth experiencing.”<\/p>\n

–\u00a0Ahmet \u00d6ner Gezgin<\/em><\/p>\n

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CURRICULUM VITAE<\/h5>\n

In 1970, he graduated from Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts (IDGSA) Textile Department. In 1972, he attended Kunst Hochschule Kassel (Germany \/ Ehem Gesamthochschule Kassel), for which he received a State scholarship,\u00a0 where he completed his experimental photography<\/i> and graphic design<\/i> specialization training in 1977. In 1975, he participated in seminar studies organized by Europhot in Chalon-sur-Sa\u00f4ne (France) and in 1981, photograph seminars and workshops at Salzburg Summer Academy, attending at the invitation of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research.<\/p>\n

In 1978, he took up his academic post as an Assistant in the IDGSA Graphic Department. He became assistant professor in 1987, associate professor in 1988 and professor in 1998. Ahmet \u00d6ner GEZG\u0130N, who has held administrative positions as Deputy Rector, Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Head of the Photography Department at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, as Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Head of Fashion and Textile Design Department at I\u015f\u0131k University and as Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts at Istanbul Arel University, is the most important forerunner of those who bring the concept of Experimental Photography<\/em> to Turkish photography, defend its philosophy and produce works in line with this concept.<\/p>\n

In 1974, he held his first solo exhibition OBJELER \/ OBJECTS<\/i> in Kassel. This was followed by the exhibition GER\u00c7EK VE FANTEZ\u0130 \/ TRUTH AND FANTASY<\/i> at IDGSA in 1980, and the exhibition DENEYSEL FOTOGRAF\u0130 \/ EXPERIMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY<\/i> in Germany (Osnabr\u00fcck), the exhibition KAVRAMSAL VE G\u00d6RSEL \u0130MGELER-1 \/ CONCEPTUAL AND VISUAL IMAGES-1<\/i> at the 2nd Art Biennial in Istanbul in 1989 and KAVRAMSAL VE G\u00d6RSEL \u0130MGELER-2 \/ CONCEPTUAL AND VISUAL IMAGES-2<\/i> in Ankara in 1990, 11 GALER\u0130 11 SERG\u0130 \/ 11 GALLERIES EXHIBITIONS <\/i>at Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts in 2004 and \u00d6TEK\u0130 Y\u00dcZ \/ THE OTHER FACE <\/i>within the scope of Fotoistanbul International Festival of Photography in 2016. Between 1989 and 1998 he organized the DENEYSEL FOTOGRAF\u0130 \u00d6\u011eRENC\u0130 \u00c7ALI\u015eMALARI-1, -2, -3 \/ EXPERIMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY STUDENT STUDIES-1, -2, -3<\/i> exhibitions and brought together audiences in the various cities.<\/p>\n

He participated in a large number of group and joint exhibitions at national and international levels, including: the Junij’82 international exhibitions in Ljublyana and Belgrade of the GRUPA JUNIJ Artist Group in 1982, the \u00d6NC\u00dc T\u00dcRK SANATINDAN B\u0130R KES\u0130T \/ A CROSS SECTION OF AVANTGARDE TURKISH ART <\/i>exhibition as part of the 12th Istanbul Festival in 1984, the ART OF TODAY <\/i>international art exhibition in 1986, the G\u00dcN\u00dcM\u00dcZ SANAT\u00c7ILARI 12. \u0130STANBUL SERG\u0130S\u0130 \/ 12th CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS ISTANBUL EXHIBITION <\/i>organized by the Istanbul Painting and Sculpture Museums Association in 1991, B\u0130R B\u0130LAN\u00c7O: 80’li Y\u0131llarda T\u00fcrkiye’de Sanat \u00dcretimi \/ A BALANCE: Art Production in Turkey in the \u201880s,<\/i> in 2005, D\u00dcNDEN BUG\u00dcNE \/ FROM PAST TO PRESENT<\/i>, the Painting and Sculpture Museums Association Contemporary Artists 30th Year exhibition in 2011, D\u00dcNDEN SONRA \/ AFTER YESTERDAY<\/i>, The Photography Collection Of Istanbul Modern in 2012, D\u00dcNYA SANAT G\u00dcN\u00dc \/ WORLD ART DAY (WAD) <\/i>exhibition of the International Association of Art (AIAP) in 2012, KIYIDA YA\u015eAM \/ Living On The Edge<\/i> exhibition within the scope of Ege University 5<\/i>th <\/sup><\/i>International EgeArt Art Days <\/i>in 2013, USTALARIMIZDAN \/ FROM OUR MASTERS <\/i>Photograph Exhibition organized by PAFT \/ Photographic Arts Federation of Turkey in 2015, \u0130NSAN \u0130NSANI \u00c7EKERM\u0130\u015e \/ Othmar Pferschy\u2019den G\u00fcn\u00fcm\u00fcze T\u00fcrkiye Foto\u011fraf\u0131nda \u0130nsan\u0131n Ser\u00fcveni<\/i> \u2013 PEOPLE ATTRACT PEOPLE \/ The Adventure Of Humanity in the Photography Of Turkey From Othmar Pferschy to the Present, <\/i>in 2016, and the BEN\u0130 BUL: Otoportreye \u00c7a\u011fda\u015f Dokunu\u015flar \/ FIND ME: Contemporary Takes on the Self-Portrait<\/i> exhibition, in 2017.<\/p>\n

His numerous works of art have been published and citations have been made to his work in: FOTO-SCENE<\/i> \/ Magazin f\u00fcr Visuelle Kommunikation, Germany (1980), FILTER<\/i> \/ Magazin f\u00fcr Fotografie, Film und Heimlabor, Germany (1980), the international Junij 82<\/i> exhibition of the Artist Group GRUPA JUNIJ <\/i>(1982), GRUPA JUNIJ<\/i> International Art Collection Exhibition (1985), ART OF TODAY<\/i> International Art Exhibition (1986), the 2nd INTERNATIONAL ISTANBUL BIENNIAL <\/i>(1989) general catalogue, PDN PHOTO DISTRICT NEWS<\/i>, New Photography In Turkey<\/i> by Mark Simon, New York (1996), PHOTOGRAPHERS INTERNATIONAL Turkish Photography,<\/i> Taiwan (1998), Photography Center Istanbul Koleksiyon Sergisi 2005 \/ 2005 Collection Exhibition, BEN\u0130 BUL: Otoportreye \u00c7a\u011fda\u015f Dokunu\u015flar, 2017 \/ FIND ME: Contemporary Takes on the Self-Portrait, 2017<\/i> exhibition catalogues and many other national and international magazines and exhibition catalogues.<\/p>\n

His artwork from the 1st State Photo Contest exhibition (1983), organized by the Ministry of Culture, General Directorate of Fine Arts and from the Kavramsal ve G\u00f6rsel \u0130mgeler 2 \/ Conceptual and Visual Images 2,<\/i> Ankara exhibition (1990), and from the 51st State Painting and Sculpture Exhibition (1990), organized by the Ministry of Culture, General Directorate of Fine Arts, were accessioned into the Ankara State Painting and Sculpture Museum collection and 7 of his artworks into the collection of Istanbul Museum of Modern Art (Istanbul Modern) (2004) and two artworks from the \u201cKoleksiyon Sergisi 2005\/2005 Collection Exhibition\u201d <\/i>into the collection of the Photography Center Istanbul. His work is displayed in an exclusive<\/i> location in Bal\u0131kesir National Museum of Photography.<\/p>\n

During his tenure as Dean of Faculty of Fine Arts at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, he was the editor of the AKADEM\u0130\u2019YE TANIKLIK, G\u00dcZEL SANATLAR AKADEM\u0130S\u0130\u2019NE BAKI\u015eLAR-1 (Resim-Heykel), -2 (Mimarl\u0131k), – 3 (Dekoratif Sanatlar) \/ TESTIMONY TO THE ACADEMY, GLANCES TO THE ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS-1 (Painting-Sculpture), -2 (Architecture), -3 (Decorative Arts)<\/i>, published by Ba\u011flam Publications as three volumes, in 2003.<\/p>\n

He has participated in numerous symposiums, seminars, conferences, discourses, panels \/ open sessions as a speaker between the years 1982-2014; according to data from the Social Sciences Citation Index (SOBIAD) between the years 2005 – 2017, 69 citations have been made to his articles on photography in media publications and his symposium handouts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ON EXPERIMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY… “As someone who played an important role in the destruction of patterns based on depiction in the context of photographic opportunism in Turkey in the ’80s, and who contributed to and accelerated the creation of theoretical and practical infrastructure of the period; instead of photographing the moment within the objective reality we live, by watching and combining the images of things issuing from the imagination, from a dream or a subconscious impulse over time, as a fluid way of facing the other reality, just like in the theatre, I create my own subjective reality, which is then reflected, in my work. As Man Ray says, I just try to be as free as possible in the process of the formation of photographic manifestations. In the course of my work, nobody can rule or guide me. They can criticize me upon the completion of the work. But then it is too late; work is done and freedom is ingested to the last drop. This is a painful task; but this feeling is worth experiencing.” –\u00a0Ahmet \u00d6ner Gezgin CURRICULUM VITAE In 1970, he graduated from Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts (IDGSA) Textile Department. 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