Sabiha Çimen Explained

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

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

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

Çimen has a twin sister.[4]

Publications

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions

Awards

Notes and References

  1. News: Figes . Lydia . 2023-05-03 . Veiled girls on a pink rollercoaster: Sabiha Çimen's best photograph . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-10-01 . 0261-3077.
  2. Web site: 2022-04-29 . A Photographer Envisions the Lives and Dreams of Turkish Girls . 2023-10-02 . Aperture . en-US.
  3. Web site: Sabiha Çimen – Photographer Profile . 2023-10-02 . Magnum Photos . en-US.
  4. Orbey . Eren . 2023-02-04 . A Turkish Photographer's Tribute to the Girls of Quranic Schools . en-US . The New Yorker . 2023-10-01 . 0028-792X.
  5. Web site: 2020-11-20 . Magnum Photos 2020 Nominees . 2023-10-01 . Vogue . en-US.
  6. Web site: Sharp . Sarah Rose . 2020-07-02 . Magnum Photos Nominates Five Photographers to Join Its Organization . 2023-10-02 . Hyperallergic . en-US.
  7. Web site: Skelton . Flossie . "They are so much more than a piece of fabric": Sabiha Çimen documents the nuances of Muslim girlhood . 2023-10-01 . British Journal of Photography . en-GB.
  8. Web site: Sabiha Cimen . 2023-10-02 . Visa pour l’image . en.
  9. https://www.kunsthal.nl/en/plan-your-visit/exhibitions/sabiha-cimen/
  10. News: Stone . Mee-Lai . 2022-10-05 . This woman's work: the view from female Magnum photographers – in pictures . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-10-02 . 0261-3077.
  11. Web site: PhMuseum 2018 Women Photographers Grant - PhMuseum . 2023-10-02 . phmuseum.com . en-US.
  12. Web site: Smyth . Diane . 31 women to watch out for. 2023-10-02 . British Journal of Photography . en-GB.
  13. Web site: Sabiha Çimen, 2020 W. Eugene Smith Fund Grant Recipient . 2023-10-01 . W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund . en-US.
  14. Web site: Sabiha Cimen LTP-CAD World Press Photo . 2023-10-01 . www.worldpressphoto.org.
  15. Web site: Canon grant winners 2020 . 2023-10-02 . Canon Europe . en-EU.
  16. Web site: Warner . Marigold . Paris Photo and Aperture announce winners of prestigious photobook awards . 2023-10-02 . British Journal of Photography . en-GB.

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