Photographer Nicole Segers traveled to the Bosporus in 2007, the area that marks the borderline between Europe and Asia and runs through Istanbul.

She traveled between the two continents by ferry boat. During her trip she made a photo series reporting her journey between the two shores and of the life within the city that joins together two continents.

Her photographs show a succession of encounters, both on deck of the ferry and on the mainland. On board people drink tea, read newspapers and gaze out of the window while day-dreaming. On the mainland the laundry hangs out to dry, fish is sold and we get a glimpse of life indoors: in the living-room, at the hairdresser's and in a provisional canteen. Segers' series of photographs shows the contrast between the short-lived and relative quietness during the journey on water and the liveliness of the hectic city. 

Publication

Lemniscaat Publishers presents the book 'The Ferry Boat of Istanbul: Encounters along the Bosporus' with photographs of Nicole Segers and texts of Irene van der Linde (ISBN 978 90 477 0215 3, prize € 37,50).

Partners

Mondriaanfonds, VSB Fonds

Asleep on the ferry boat
Kadiköy, celebrating a birthday with family

The End of Europe

Encounters Along the New Eastern Frontier
Status
Ended
Date
23 Apr - 29 Aug 2004
The End of Europe, Encounters Along the New Eastern Frontier

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