Collaboration with photography artist Beste Zan aka ZANNY for the Berlin portion of her project that is rooted in New York City.
Finding oneself in a cultural duality as a young immigrant İstanbuler woman, with a particular emphasis being placed on the fading sense of home;
on the feeling of not belonging anywhere at all.
On the other hand, home doesn't have to be in a particular place
as long as the wild things roam.
with ZANNY’s words “Fire of Istanbul is alive and it is always within me, wherever I go it will be present inside of me. Whether it means struggle, love or going after that mystical longing feeling; it is what completes me and makes who I really am. Home is still where it hurts but with this project, I can finally say that I am proud.”
Concept by
Beste Zan aka ZANNY
Virtually Directed by
Beste Zan aka ZANNY
Photography by
Sena Gür
Edited by
Sena Gür
Art Direction by
Sena Gür
Beste Zan
Models
Defne Köksal
Deniz Derbent
2020, New York City & Berlin.
Project was held during the intense period of COVID-19 where we played with virtual ways of collaborating together on the creation of an image.