A NEW BEGINNING
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Who are you and who do you want to become? And what if you had to reinvent yourself? After 'The Game,' me and Eefje Blankevoort developed a new project where the identity of the young people takes center stage instead of their circumstances.
The young people in 'A New Beginning' express themselves through tattoos, poems, rap, or Instagram posts. They look cool and tough, but they are also vulnerable. Together with me, they looked for a way to tell their story. I asked them what they feel when they think back to their journey, when they think about their fears, nightmares, and the absence of their parents.
What image, shape, and color do they see in their minds? How would they depict it? But she also looks with the young people at their future. How do they see themselves, now and later? Where do they find strength and joy?
The young people in 'A New Beginning' express themselves through tattoos, poems, rap, or Instagram posts. They look cool and tough, but they are also vulnerable. Together with me, they looked for a way to tell their story. I asked them what they feel when they think back to their journey, when they think about their fears, nightmares, and the absence of their parents.
What image, shape, and color do they see in their minds? How would they depict it? But she also looks with the young people at their future. How do they see themselves, now and later? Where do they find strength and joy?
Credits:
Concept, photography & video: Çiğdem Yüksel.
Research: Çiğdem Yüksel and Eefje Blankevoort.
Text & editing: Eefje Blankevoort.
Production: Prospektor.
A New Beginning and The Game have been acquired by the Nederlands Fotomuseum in 2023.
Concept, photography & video: Çiğdem Yüksel.
Research: Çiğdem Yüksel and Eefje Blankevoort.
Text & editing: Eefje Blankevoort.
Production: Prospektor.
A New Beginning and The Game have been acquired by the Nederlands Fotomuseum in 2023.
A NEW BEGINNING
MULTIMEDIA PHOTO SERIESWho are you and who do you want to become? And what if you had to reinvent yourself? After 'The Game,' me and Eefje Blankevoort developed a new project where the identity of the young people takes center stage instead of their circumstances.
The young people in 'A New Beginning' express themselves through tattoos, poems, rap, or Instagram posts. They look cool and tough, but they are also vulnerable. Together with me, they looked for a way to tell their story. I asked them what they feel when they think back to their journey, when they think about their fears, nightmares, and the absence of their parents.
What image, shape, and color do they see in their minds? How would they depict it? But she also looks with the young people at their future. How do they see themselves, now and later? Where do they find strength and joy?
Credits:
Concept, photography & video: Çiğdem Yüksel.
Research: Çiğdem Yüksel and Eefje Blankevoort.
Text & editing: Eefje Blankevoort.
Production: Prospektor.
A New Beginning and The Game have been acquired by the Nederlands Fotomuseum in 2023.