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‘The Shore’s Memory’ is a selection of the colour photographs in Yitirilmiş Renkler (‘Vanished Colours’), a book published by Ara Güler in 1995 that contained views of the Bosphorus and its shores – this being a part of the city that immediately comes to mind when we think of Istanbul – as well as scenes from everyday life on the waterfront. Also on display under the title Bir Kitabın Anatomisi (‘The Anatomy of a Book’) is a mock-up of Yitirilmiş Renkler, together with a detailed account of how it was made.

Ara Güler invariably began the process of publishing a book by putting together a mock-up of the finished product, and the exhibition throws light on this aspect of his creative personality. In it are presented scenes from Istanbul’s littoral, and the visitor follows the progress of a day by the waterside, beginning with the first light of dawn and ending at dusk.