OCÇ Retrospective by Cemre Yeşil

Published by Orta Format

This book is a reflection to the Orhan Cem Çetin’s retrospective exhibition curated by Marcus Graft which took place in Plato Art Space / Istanbul between 18 December 2013 - 26 January 2014. It was digitally published in ortaformat issue #14 and 500 hard copies were distrubuted by ortaformat magazine.

Going back, by ‘looking’ back on. A meditation of the past...digging. Just like the layers of a city, layers of a person. The nostalgia of witnessing the past’s gaze through a current gaze ... Originally, the word ‘nostalgia’ was a medical term for homesickness. It shouldn’t be underestimated. Orhan Cem Cetin had been my home since I first began photographing. When I first met him in a photography workshop as a high school student, I didn’t know that he was going to be the one who so strongly directed my life. Thanks to him, I was lucky enough to realize what I want to do in this life when still a teenager and I am sure tha Show More