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拍品专文
Both Valley of the Swords, Cappadocia, 2002 and Valley of the Swords, Western View, Cappadocia, 2002 were executed as part of a project, which was consequently published as a limited edition in 2003 under the title Panaromic Landscapes of Cappadocia.
The term "Cappadocia" today refers to a specific region of volcanic valleys and bizarre rock formations in Turkey - a place where extraordinary physical surroundings and human ingenuity have combined to create an intriguing and dramatic landscape of sometimes bewitching, sometimes monumental beauty. Successive civilizations and cultures have left their marks here, excavating and carving houses, tombs, workplaces, and shrines out of the living rock. Far from destroying the landscape however, their efforts have actually added to it, creating structures for posterity that are as singular as they are at one with nature.
Turkish born Ahmet Ertug is a graduate of the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London. He received the Agha Khan award for architecture for his 1974-1976 Shushtar New Town project in Iran with DAZ Architects. Following his work in Iran, Ertug was awarded a professional fellowship by the Japan Foundation carrying out a research project studying the ancient towns, temples, and Zen gardens of Japan.
Ertug is best known for his photography in publications such as Hagia Sophia, Silks for the Sultans, Anatolian Carpets, Sculptured for Eternity, and Spiritual Journey - his most recent book on the collection of Musie Guimet in Paris.
The term "Cappadocia" today refers to a specific region of volcanic valleys and bizarre rock formations in Turkey - a place where extraordinary physical surroundings and human ingenuity have combined to create an intriguing and dramatic landscape of sometimes bewitching, sometimes monumental beauty. Successive civilizations and cultures have left their marks here, excavating and carving houses, tombs, workplaces, and shrines out of the living rock. Far from destroying the landscape however, their efforts have actually added to it, creating structures for posterity that are as singular as they are at one with nature.
Turkish born Ahmet Ertug is a graduate of the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London. He received the Agha Khan award for architecture for his 1974-1976 Shushtar New Town project in Iran with DAZ Architects. Following his work in Iran, Ertug was awarded a professional fellowship by the Japan Foundation carrying out a research project studying the ancient towns, temples, and Zen gardens of Japan.
Ertug is best known for his photography in publications such as Hagia Sophia, Silks for the Sultans, Anatolian Carpets, Sculptured for Eternity, and Spiritual Journey - his most recent book on the collection of Musie Guimet in Paris.