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Mehmet Günyeli was born in Istanbul. After finishing Saint Joseph High School, he studied Political Science. He started taking photograph in the 1980s. He has had many solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions in Turkey and abroad. He has received several awards. He completed his photograph project “The Colors of Earth”. Günyeli is known as being against cultural globalization. In recent years, he has focused on contemporary and conceptual themes. He has two photography books: Viva Cuba Libre (2004, Istanbul) and India (Istanbul, 2006). In 2008 Günyeli was invited to the Prix Pictet Photography Project. His photographs can be seen in the collections of the Istanbul Modern Museum and the Elgiz Contemporary Art Museum in Istanbul.
Selected solo exhibitions:
2002, Fotoğraf evi, Istanbul
2003, Fotoğraf evi, Istanbul
2004, AHK, Antalya
2005, Fotoğraf evi, Istanbul
2006, Contemporary Art, Istanbul
2006, Art Forum, Ankara
2006, Darphane, Istanbul
2007, Contemporary Art, Istanbul
2007, Kent Museum, Bursa
2007, Art Show, Istanbul
2008, Agora, Izmir
2009, “Dervishes”, Villa Oppenheim, Berlin
Reference: mehmetgunyeli.com; images.google.com.tr; artandlife.com.tr; photography-now.com
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