WHAT DO YOU SEE?
It seems obvious that we all see things differently. Yet we constantly forget and act as if there is only one true way to see. No two people will see anything exact, same way. Everything from our inherited biology to our learned biases influenced the way we take in the world. Not only do we as individuals observe, notice and gather information differently, we also perceive what we’ve gathered differently. Each person brings along his or her own unique experience, history, education, background and viewpoint.
To see what’s there that others don’t.
To see what’s not there that should be.
To see what we want to see.
To see what we’ re told to see.
Through her lens, the artist captures the overlooked silhouettes and reflections of the urban landscape and architecture, as well as the nuance, beauty and strength of the nature and human form. With a discerning eye for color, balance and composition, uncommon to traditional photography, she utilizes tools for digital imaging and editing to blur the boundary between reality and perception.
In her compositions, she uses the art of photography as a medium of experimentation. She often uses fragments and layers of her photographs together to create her own visual illusion to reinvent something new from its original context giving a different perspective to the familiar.
Yesim Gedik
I travel a lot and I love walking for hours around the places I visit. I always have my camera with me. I take photographs of everything that appeals to me. Mostly because of my architectural background I am drawn to buildings and forms but not limited. While taking photos I picture in my mind how to improve, change and reconstruct the images. Keeping that in mind, when I download the photos I have taken I categorize and file them accordingly. I only use my own photographs and sometimes there are 10 and sometimes there are 50 photographs that I use in single work. Using digital tools and software, I create my own version of reality. The way I want to see and show to others.