Book Launch and Exhibition at the Atatürk Cultural Centre in Nicosia on October 21 until 25

By Heidi Trautmann

Kadir Kaba is a photographer, one of those who have brought Cypriot art photography to a high level but has also researched the history of Turkish Cypriot photography.  With his books – see my website under Cyprus Art News Nr. 33 and 450 – he has rendered a priceless service to Cypriot culture and has created a substitute for a museum.

Kadir Kaba was born in Mora, Nicosia in 1947. Photography has been his hobby from childhood on. “I started working as journalist and photographer for newspapers in London, but then I decided to study photography at the Paddington College of Photography from 1978 to 1981, because I wanted to know more and there is a lot to know about it. Take its history: Early photography was between 1850 and 1900.  Modern photography began in early 1900 with a first phase lasting until 1945 and a second phase until 1978. These developments followed the general perception of art, focusing on the inside and trying to find the soul, getting away from copying what you saw in front of you. In the late ’70s and early ’80s, a new philosophy in art emerged, post-modern art, and post-modern photography.”

On the basis of his knowledge gained by his studies, he started to research the art in his own country. On October 21, Kadir Kaba will have his new book launched accompanied by a photo exhibition of the photos contained in the book.  Özgül Ezgin, once his student in photography, is the curator of the event, and Nazif Bozatli, a close friend, will introduce the book as moderator, I believe he also did the translation of the book into English.

The book launch will be on Oct 21 at 19:00 hrs, the exhibition is open to the public until October 25 from 09:00 – 15:00 hrs at the Atatürk Cultural Centre in Nicosia.