Timurtaş Onan was born and brought up in Istanbul. He became involved in photography in 1980 and from that time to the present day he has participated in a wide range of photographic activities both organizing and participating in them. This has included taking part in and holding solo exhibitions of his work at home in Turkey and abroad and also acting as a jury member for national and international photographic competitions.
His many activities in the field of photography have involved him in international photographic projects and the creation of documentary films particularly those on socially relevant issues. He is particularly recognized and appreciated for his distinctive photographic projects about Istanbul.
His work is to be found in very many public and private collections in Turkey and abroad and at the present time he is holding photographic workshops; curating various exhibitions and working on new photographic projects.
As one of the key figures of contemporary photography in Turkey and known for his projects in different concepts on Istanbul, Timurtaş Onan offers us a retrospective selection of his works between 2000-2020 in his new book 'Istanbul: A City of Strange and Curious Moments'.
Since the 1980s, when he started taking photographs, he has framed Istanbul many times and with his photographs leading the audience around the city's venues, and this time he is leading them around the places of change. He presents to us the frames he recorded in his visual memory with details from the streets of Istanbul
He is taking us to a place that we do not remember the time we walked past, to a memory that we do not exactly remember the time we went through. As subjective as it is, these frames are fragments of the common memory we share.
While we look at these photos and feel many similar feelings about the city of İstanbul together, perhaps what looms large is the change and transformation that we have witnessed socially.
How did we face the numerous transformations and changes between 2000 and 2020, how do we still face them? He interprets a periodic truth as if broadcasting a black and white movie.
Onan also interprets the language of this past time, the everyday world, marking the change that is the only thing that will not change. He transfers the sociocultural change of Istanbul, of the age and life along with it, to the future with visual records of this change.
As we travel through Istanbul, the city of contrasts, the city of light and shadow, we not only observe a personal inner world, but also remember something from our experiences and changes of the past, and we get immersed in its conversation.
when we turn the pages of the book, we not only observe a personal inner world, but also recall something from our experiences and changes from the past, and dive into his conversation. 'Istanbul: A City Of Strange and Curious Moments' accompanied by the city's flaws and uniquenesses, takes us on the beautiful and strange journeys of Istanbul,
HC. Timurtas Onan was born and brought up in Istanbul. Becoming involved in photography in 1980 he has worked as a professional photographer for the past 25 years. Through this period he has participated in, organised and attended many photographic events, taking part in and holding exhibitions of his work both at home in Turkey and abroad and also acting as a jury member for national and international photographic competitions. His work has involved international photographic projects, the creation of documentary films on socially relevant issues and he is particularly well known for his distinctive projects on Istanbul. His work as an artist can be seen in many public and private collections in Turkey and abroad.
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