Quite a While by Cansu Korkmaz
The book Quite a While explores the idea of forming a new whole from the remnants of destruction by reinterpreting the emotional gesture of ripping a stack of photographs. Torn into a handful of piles by Korkmaz's partner after an exasperated exchange, the photographs are ripped from the center, allowing Korkmaz to repair the images by conjoining the halves together to create new images. The mending process speaks to the perseverance of relationships and an urge to re-contextualize frustrated memories, embracing the irreversible yet formative impacts of wounds. One of many such juxtapositions combines a plate of luscious peaches left in the couples' bedroom in Buenos Aires with a view of their kitchen in Uruguay; Korkmaz alternates the sizes according to the space occupied in her memory, allowing photographs that loomed more largely in her recollection to occupy more space speaks to the complexity of love and attachment and the mind's resilient capacity to reassemble, arrange, and mend. Her photography book, *Quite a While*, explores the idea of creating a new whole from the remnants of destruction through a reinterpretation of an emotional gesture involving the tearing of a series of photographs. Following an angry argument with her partner, Korkmaz tore the photographs from their centers, breaking them into several clusters. Korkmaz repairs these fragmented photographs by piecing together the two halves, creating new images in the process. The act of repair reflects a desire for the resilience of relationships and the re-contextualization of memories laden with disappointment; it acknowledges wounds that are irreversible but formative. One such contrast brings together a plate of juicy peaches left in the couple's bedroom in Buenos Aires with an image of their kitchen in Uruguay. Korkmaz alters the size of the photographs according to the space they occupy in his memory; giving more space to the images that hold a more dominant place in his memories, he explores the complexity of love and attachment.
