Sabiha Çimen
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Sabiha Çimen (born 1986) is a Turkish photographer.[1] Her series Hafiz, about girls at Quran schools in Turkey, was shown in a solo exhibition at Kunsthal, Rotterdam. For Hafiz, Çimen received a W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund Grant, 2nd Prize in the Long-Term Projects category of the World Press Photo award, and the First Photobook Award at the Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards.
Early life and education
[edit]Çimen was born in Istanbul to an ethnically Kurdish Persian family.[1][2] She graduated from Istanbul Bilgi University with an undergraduate degree in international trade and finance, and a master's degree in cultural studies.[3][4] Her master's thesis on subaltern studies, which includes her photo story "Turkey as a Simulated Country", was published in 2019.[3] She is a self-taught photographer.[2][4]
Life and work
[edit]Çimen's book Hafiz: Guardians of the Qur'an (2021) shows the daily lives of students at girls-only Hafiz schools throughout Turkey. "Hafiz" means "guardian" and refers to people who memorize the Quran. Çimen spent 3 years herself studying in such a school, where she returned to in 2017 to begin making this autobiographical work. She went on to photograph Quran schools elsewhere until 2021.[2][4]
Çimen became a Magnum Photos Nominee member in 2020.[5][6]
Personal life
[edit]Çimen has a twin sister.[4]
Publications
[edit]- Turkey as a Simulated Country. Cambridge Scholars, 2019. ISBN 978-1-5275-1821-6.[3]
- Hafiz: Guardians of the Qur'an. Red Hook, 2021. ISBN 978-1-7376814-0-3. Edition of 2000 copies.[2][4][7]
Exhibitions
[edit]Solo exhibitions
[edit]- Hafiz, Visa pour l'Image, Perpignan, France, 2022[8]
- Sabiha Çimen: Hafiz, Kunsthal, Rotterdam, Netherlands, January–May 2023[9]
Group exhibitions
[edit]- Close Enough: New Perspectives from 12 Women Photographers of Magnum, International Center of Photography, New York, September 2022 – January 2023, included Çimen's Hafiz[10]
Awards
[edit]- 2018: 3rd Prize, PHmuseum Women Photographer Grant[11][12]
- 2020: W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund Grant Recipient. One of five co-winners.[13]
- 2020: 2nd Prize, Long-Term Projects category, World Press Photo for Hafız[14]
- 2020: Canon Female Photojournalist Grant, for Hafiz. An €8,000 award.[15]
- 2022: Winner, First Photobook Award, Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards for Hafiz[16]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Figes, Lydia (2023-05-03). "Veiled girls on a pink rollercoaster: Sabiha Çimen's best photograph". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ a b c d "A Photographer Envisions the Lives and Dreams of Turkish Girls". Aperture. 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ^ a b c "Sabiha Çimen – Photographer Profile". Magnum Photos. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ^ a b c d e Orbey, Eren (2023-02-04). "A Turkish Photographer's Tribute to the Girls of Quranic Schools". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ "Magnum Photos 2020 Nominees". Vogue. 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ Sharp, Sarah Rose (2020-07-02). "Magnum Photos Nominates Five Photographers to Join Its Organization". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ^ Skelton, Flossie. ""They are so much more than a piece of fabric": Sabiha Çimen documents the nuances of Muslim girlhood". British Journal of Photography. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ "Sabiha Cimen". Visa pour l’image. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ^ "Sabiha Çimen - Kunsthal".
- ^ Stone, Mee-Lai (2022-10-05). "This woman's work: the view from female Magnum photographers – in pictures". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ^ "PhMuseum 2018 Women Photographers Grant - PhMuseum". phmuseum.com. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ^ Smyth, Diane. "31 women to watch out for". British Journal of Photography. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ^ "Sabiha Çimen, 2020 W. Eugene Smith Fund Grant Recipient". W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ "Sabiha Cimen LTP-CAD | World Press Photo". www.worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ "Canon grant winners 2020". Canon Europe. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ^ Warner, Marigold. "Paris Photo and Aperture announce winners of prestigious photobook awards". British Journal of Photography. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
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