A Short Film About Penn

Fatih Alkan

04 April - 05 May 2013

A new addition to x-ist, the young photographer Fatih Alkan, whose works were shown at Contemporary Istanbul 2012 for the first time, opens his debut solo show "A Short Film About Penn” on April 4th, 2013.

Born in Zonguldak (Turkey), Fatih Alkan uses negative film and includes fantastic elements in his work that resemble fictional tales. Inspired by his childhood, Alkan’s takes analog photographs (which is almost extinct today) that automatically draw the viewer in and make them a part of the story. "A Short Film About Penn”can be seen until May 4that x-ist.

 

FATÄ°H ALKAN

Zonguldak

 

After graduating from Industrial Engineering Department, Fatih Alkan received his masters degree in 2008 from Maltepe University, Business Department. Alkan has been taking photographs since 2009. He currently works in industrial products design sector in Istanbul.

 

 

Fatih Alkan video from x-ist on Vimeo.

A Short Film About Stockholm IV

Photography, c-print, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 45 x 70 cm, 2011

Frequently Asked Questions About Songs

Photography, c-print, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 45 x 70 cm, 2011

A Short Film About Pinocchio Girl II

Photography, c-print, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 45 x 70 cm, 2011

A Short Film About Pinocchio Girl III

Photography, c-print, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 45 x 70 cm, 2011

A Short Film About Puppet Boy

Photography, c-print, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 45 x 45 cm, 2011

A Short Film About Killing IV

Photography, c-print, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 45 x 45 cm, 2011

A Short Film About Killing I

Photography, c-print, 5 ed + 1 AP, 45 x 45 cm, 2010

La Jalousie Des Dieux

Photography, c-print, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 45 x 45 cm, 2011

Prosthesis

Photography, c-print, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 45 x 70 cm, 2010

Remove Me From Here to 1945 I

Photography, c-print, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 45 x 70 cm, 2010

Remove Me From Here to 1945 II

Photography, c-print, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 45 x 70 cm, 2010

Don't Forget to Write, Okay?

Photography, c-print, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 45 x 70 cm, 2010

Did My Back Hurt Your Knife

Photography, c-print, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 45 x 70 cm, 2011

A Short Film About Oyster Boy

Photography, c-print, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 45 x 70 cm, 2010

A Short Film About Love

Photography, c-print, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 45 x 70 cm, 2010

All About the Serial Killers

Photography, c-print, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 45 x 70 cm, 2011

Tragedy in the Forest I

Photography, c-print, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 45 x 45 cm, 2011

God Gives Everyman a Chance I

Photography, c-print, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 45 x 70 cm, 2011

A Short Film About Killing II

Photography, c-print, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 45 x 45 cm, 2011

A Short Film About Stockholm I

Photography, c-print, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 45 x 70 cm, 2010

A Short Film About Stockholm III

Photography, c-print, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 45 x 70 cm, 2010

A Gift for Our Pure Souls

Photography, c-print, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 45 x 70 cm, 2011

Sept Couleurs; Blanc III

Photography, c-print, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 45 x 70 cm, 2011

Another Day Will Show Your Sins

Photography, c-print, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 45 x 70 cm, 2012

It's Best Not to Ask Questions

Photography, c-print, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 45 x 70 cm, 2012

Your Empty Heart

Photography, c-print, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 45 x 70 cm, 2012

Your Empty Soul

Photography, c-print, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 45 x 70 cm, 2012

Have You Ever Made the Same Mistake Twice I-II (diptik)

Photography, c-print, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 45 x 70 cm (her biri // each), 2011

A Gift for Sick Hearts & A Gift for Our Pure Souls (diptik)

Photography, c-print, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 45 x 70 cm (her biri // each), 2012

A Short Film About Killing III

Photography, c-print, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 45 x 70 cm, 2011

A Short Film About Blind Chance

Photography, c-print, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 45 x 45 cm, 2012

Super Heroes Never Die I

Photography, c-print, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 45 x 45 cm, 2011

Sept Couleurs; Blanc I

Photography, c-print, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 45 x 70 cm, 2011

North Atlantic

Photography, c-print, ed of 5 + 1 AP, 45 x 45 cm, 2010