5/28/11

Lonely Soldier: Selim Sume's Mandatory Army Service

© Selim Sume
 "This is a kind of diary about a lonely man in the army. Not a journalistic work. This book is about me and my loneliness and missing life. You can understand my feelings about army." 

This is how Rec Collective member Selim Sume describes his series and book 289KD. Photographed nine years ago during his eight months of mandatory service in the Turkish army, the black and white photos are candid remembrances accompanied with pieces of text from his journal.

The images are tight and somber for the most part. The settings and environments are secondary to the people and the things. 'Suffocating' and 'claustrophic' seem appropriate descriptions for both the photos and for Sume's eight months of loneliness in the Army.


Sume's book 289KD is available from bookstores in Istanbul such as Robinson Crusoe, Pandora and Homer. Bandrolsuz will sell 289KD at select events and openings.
Sume will also be part of PhotoMed Sanary festival from May 27 - June 19.

© Selim Sume
© Selim Sume
© Selim Sume

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