Immersion: Seeing Otherwise

Marta Syrko’s Immersion: Seeing Otherwise invites viewers to experience reality through the optics of water. Rather than treating water as a subject or symbol, Syrko uses it as an active medium that transforms light, movement, space, and the human body.

Through dramatic chiaroscuro, distorted contours, and sculptural forms, Syrko moves beyond conventional underwater photography, creating images with a painterly quality that at times recalls Baroque compositions. As water refracts light and dissolves familiar boundaries, the body becomes fluid and constantly reconstructed through the act of looking.

Extending beyond photography through a video installation, Immersion: Seeing Otherwise creates an environment where perception itself becomes part of the work, inviting viewers to slow down, immerse themselves in the image, and reconsider not only what they see, but how they see.

Visiting Hours: Tuesday — Sunday / 11:00 AM — 7:00 PM

Closed on Mondays.

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With is international program, 212 Photography Istanbul is a city festival with its large scale of participants that expands horizons and encourages the culture and art audience to navigate different routes in Istanbul.

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Kemankeş Karamustafa Paşa Mah.

Ali Paşa Değirmeni Sok. No:16 Beyoğlu, İstanbul, Türkiye

CONTACT US

+90 212 232 42 88

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STAY INFORMED ON THE 2026 FESTIVAL PROGRAM!

With is international program, 212 Photography Istanbul is a city festival with its large scale of participants that expands horizons and encourages the culture and art audience to navigate different routes in Istanbul.

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Kemankeş Karamustafa Paşa Mah.

Ali Paşa Değirmeni Sok. No:16 Beyoğlu, İstanbul, Türkiye

CONTACT US

+90 212 232 42 88

contact@212photographyistanbul.com

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