About Çiğdem Emir

She was born in Istanbul in 1978. She's usually working on woman portraits in her photographs. Portraits in her work represent the state of the unconscious moment. The manipulation of photographs, the reaction to the ordinary. It reveals each portrait as a reflection of the emotional state of the moment. What we can't admit to ourselves, the way we see everything that's going on in the world, whether we're aware or not. She defines her photographs as the reflection of the forms of existence within us. In photo shoots, she does the makeup of the models herself, as she comes from within. Therefore her contribution is crucial in every detail that goes into making the perfect photo, such as finding the right setting and the essential lighting. Her work is widely collected and exhibited both in the Turkey, as well as internationally, through galleries and art fairs.

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