Flatland
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Flatland
By (Author) Aydin Byktas
Lannoo Publishers
Lannoo Publishers
26th September 2018
Belgium
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Photographs: collections
778.3/6
Physical Properties
Hardback
144
Width 170mm, Height 220mm
Description
"Aydin Buyuktas' photographs are a bit like the first plunge on a rollercoaster. The scene plummets away from you, leaving you disoriented yet giddy and just a bit unsettled as you try to make sense of just what you're seeing" - WIRED "Buyuktas creates Inception-like scenes by warping Istanbul's cityscapes" - Saatchi Gallery "Aydin Buyuktas bends brains with dizzyingly distorted views of American landscapes." - Designboom An American football pitch as a skateboard ramp and the Aya Sofia as a rollercoaster: the images by Turkish photographer Aydin Buyuktas are literally mind-bending. After going viral, they are now finally also available in book format, including entirely new images and a making-of, which shows the photographer's working methods with drone technology. His brainchild Flatland is named after Edwin Abbott Abbott's satire book about a two-dimensional world populated by geometric figures, from which certain parts have been included in this book. AUTHOR: Aydin Buyuktas is a photographer and visual artist. His Flatland series was well-received by international press and was featured by Wired, The Times and many others. SELLING POINTS: . The images by Turkish photographer Aydin BUyUktas are literally mind-bending . After going viral, and attracting international press attention, they're now available here, in book-format, for the first time 140 colour, 20 b/w images
Reviews
"Aydin Byktas' photographs are a bit like the first plunge on a rollercoaster. The scene plummets away from you, leaving you disoriented yet giddy and just a bit unsettled as you try to make sense of just what you're seeing" - WIRED; "Byktas creates Inception-like scenes by warping Istanbul's cityscapes" - Saatchi Gallery; "Aydin Byktas bends brains with dizzyingly distorted views of American landscapes." - Designboom
Author Bio
Aydin Byktas is a photographer and visual artist. His Flatland series was well-received by international press and was featured by Wired, The Times and many others.
