Arif Asci

Istanbul Panoramas

Biography 1958 -151; Born in Adana, Turkey 1975 -151; 1982 -151; Graduated from Istanbul Fine Arts Academy, department of art 1984 -151; 1986 -151; Worked as an instructor at the Istanbul Fine Arts Academy engraving studio 1986 -151; 1989 -151; Resigned from Academy, started traveling in Asian Countries, started photography during this journey 1989 -151; Prepared a 12 episode TV documentary film titled -147;Turquoise-148; based three years Asian journey 1996 -151; Continued traveling and produced photostories 1996 -151; 1997 -151; Prepared and directed an Expedition on Silk Road, crossed the ancient Silk Road with four person team, in 18 months by camel caravan from China to Turkey 1998 -151; The book of Silk Road journey is published by -147;Kaleseramic Cultural Publications-147; titled -132;The Last Caravan on the Silk Road-148; 1999 -151; Presented -147;Silk Road-148; photos during Photojournalism festival in Perpignan, France 2000 -151; A portfolio out of black and white photos titled Bahtabakan (Chameleon) published by -147;Kaleseramic Cultural Publications-148; 2003 -151; Presented -147;Silk Road-148; photos during Turkish-Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany 2005 -151; Prepared a documentation of the 22nd international Architects Congress. The album is published by -147;Kaleseramic Cultural Publications-147; titled -132;Many Colors, One City-148; 1997 -151; 2007 -151; Represented by Amsterdam based photo agency: TCS-The Cover Story Photostories been published worldwide, in such magazines: Geo, Grands Reportages, Holland Herald, Res, Terra, VSD, Expressen 2003 -151; 2007 -151; Istanbul had been photographed with a 6x17 panoramic camera. Some of the photos of this long term project were exhibited in Istanbul Modern, Bruxelles and Seoul Solo Exhibitions 1982 -151; Drawings and paintings Sabanci Cultural Center, Adana, Turkey 1984 -151; Drawings and prints Destek Reassurance Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey 1985 -151; Drawings and prints Is Bankasi Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey 1990 -151; Asian Women Womens Library, Istanbul, Turkey 1997 -151; The Silk Road Photos Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey 1997 -151; The Silk Road Photos Ataturk Cultural Center, Istanbul, Turkey 1998 -151; The Silk Road Photos MP Gallery, Ankara, Turkey 2000 -151; Bahtabakan Photos Karsi Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey 2003 -151; Bahtabakan Photos Sabanci Cultural Center, Adana, Turkey 2003 -151; The Silk Road Photos Massachusetts University, Boston, USA 2005 -151; Istanbul-Panoramas Porte de Hall (Hallepoort) Museum, Bruxelles, Belgium 2005 -151; Istanbul▓s Great Wall French Cultural Center, Istanbul, Turkey 2007 -151; The birds, the cats and the dogs of Istanbul The Marmara Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey 2007 -151; Istanbul-Panoramas The Gallery Now, Seoul, South Korea