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Fine art photograph of two hands holding each other, with puncture marks and tear, shot by UK-based photographer Ilayda Akarca
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Inleyen Nağmeler





My on going project 'Inleyen Nağmeler' is an exploration of thoughts and questions on displacement and belonging. Started as a reflection of my experiences as an immigrant, over time, the work formed into a visual journey of meditations on what home ‘was’, what it ’has become’ and everything in between, evoked through both the recurring memories of childhood and the body of my lover.


Fine art photograph of two different textured rocks reminiscent of waves shot by UK-based photographer Ilayda Akarca




Fine art photograph of back of a person with moles reminiscent of sand hills or mountain surface shot by UK-based photographer Ilayda Akarca Fine art photograph of holes in sand appearing like dots, traces left by insects reminiscent of refuge shot by Uk-based photographer Ilayda Akarca Fine art photograph of tree branches lit by sunlight shot by UK-based photographer Ilayda Akarca Fine art photograph of cascading rocks by the sea in gradient from dark to light from background to foreground shot by UK-based photographer Ilayda Akarca Fine art photograph of a hand holding flower with marks shot by UK-based photographer Ilayda Akarca Fine art photograph of two crows by the sea, one of them standing on a small sand dune surrounded by grass and small flowers, the other flying in the distance shot by UK-based photographer Ilayda Akarca




How gorgeous, sun lights the leaves
For a brief moment
I am back home
I am no where but
In my memories
For a brief moment I forget the seasons
I welcome light and the beauty of life
I imagine the summer, heat and sweat
Before that moment slips away and
The wind hugs me with cold arms,
I am at peace.