Sanatını 38 yıllık kısa ömrüne sığdıran Werner Bischof’un eserleri Fotografevi’nin katkılarıyla, İstanbul Leica Gallery’de sergileniyor.
Çektiği fotoğraflarla sesi işitilmeyen ülkeler ve insanların elçisi olmuş ünlü fotoğraf sanatçısı Werner Bischof‘un Türkiye’deki ilk sergisi İstanbul Leica Gallery‘de açıldı.
Leica Galeri, İkinci Dünya Savaşı’nın neden olduğu yıkım üzerine yayınladığı foto röportaj ile uluslararası itibar kazanmış İsviçreli fotoğrafçı Werner Bischof’un eserlerine ev sahipliği yapıyor. ‘Werner Bischof: 1936-1954′ başlıklı sergi, fotoğrafçılık serüvenini, “Dünyanın gerçek yüzünü keşfetmeye mecbur hissettim. Bolluk içinde tatmin edici bir yaşam sürmek birçoğumuzu kendi sınırlarımızın ötesindeki muazzam zorluklara karşı körleştirmişti” sözleriyle özetleyen Werner Bischof’un Türkiye’deki ilk kişisel sergisi.
16 Mayıs 1954 günü daha 38 yaşındayken And Dağları’nda (Peru) geçirdiği trafik kazasında yaşamını yitiren Bischof, bu kısa hayatına rağmen fotoğraf tarihinde büyük iz bırakan isimler arasında yer alıyor.
Bischof’un eserleri 4 Temmuz – 30 Ağustos tarihleri arasında bomontiada’daki Leica Galeri İstanbul’da görülebilir.
GERMANY. Region of Baden-Württemberg. Town of Freiburg im Breisgau. A man walks through the destroyed city looking for food. 1945.HUNGARY. 1947. Puszta plains. Farmers Inn.JAPAN. Hiroshima. Children waiting for the arrival of Emperor HIROHITO. 1951.INDOCHINA. Gian Coc. Women praying for their men at war. Between 1945 and 1954 the French, who before the war had established a protectorate in Indochina, fought against the Vietnamese Nationalists, led by Ho Chi MINH, who reclaimed independance. The first Indochina War ended in the Vietnamese victory at Dien Bien Phu on May 7, 1954, after which Vietnam was divided between a Northern part (led by Ho Chi MINH) and and a Southern part (led by the French). 1952.SOUTH KOREA. Pusan. At the train station. Pusan became the capital of the Republic of Korea during the Korean War. Between 1950 and 1953 the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) fought against the Republic of Korea (South Korea). The United Nations, with the United States as the principal participant, joined the war on the side of the South Koreans, and the People’s Republic of China came to North Korea’s aid. The armistice divided Korea into a Northern and a Southern part, along the 38th parallel. 1952.PERU. Cuzco. 1954.MEXICO. Mexico City. 1954. Mexican artist Frida KAHLO.SOUTH KOREA. 1952. Korean War. Town of Kaesong. US General Ridgeway and Admiral Joy. Located just below the 38th parallel, in 1951 Kaesong was chosen as the sight of the first truce talks between Northern and SOuthern Korea, and in 1953 it was incorporated into North Korea. Between 1950 and 1953 the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) fought against the Republic of Korea (South Korea). The United Nations, with the United States as the principal participant, joined the war on the side of the South Koreans, and the People’s Republic of China came to North Korea’s aid. The armistice divided Korea into a Northern and a Southern part, along the 38th parallel.SOUTH KOREA. 1952. Korean War. Koje Do island. U.N. Re-education camp for Chinese and North Korean prisoners. North Korean prisoners waiting for medical treatment. Between 1950 and 1953 the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) fought against the Republic of Korea (South Korea). The United Nations, with the United States as the principal participant, joined the war on the side of the South Koreans, and the People’s Republic of China came to North Korea’s aid. The armistice divided Korea into a Northern and a Southern part, along the 38th parallel.PERU. May 1954. On the road to Cuzco, near Pisac, in the Valle Sagrado of the Urubamba river.SWITZERLAND. Zurich. “Floating snails”. 1936.
