musta
kema
kima
artist statement
As an experimental photographer who creates ephemeral visual transformations, mustakemakima intentionally moves the camera to blend light, time, and motion.
His works challenge conventional perceptions. Their images don't simply capture the literal scene but distorts it. Thus, his experimental photographs appear, unclear, out of focus. By this approach, aiming to blur the boundary between reality and perception. In documentary series, he captures the literal scene however not the traditional narrative of a theme.
musta's recent work focuses on light and its colours that one cannot see at the first glance.
short bio
Mustafa Kemal Kim, also known by his pseudonym mustakemakima, was born in Cyprus in 1990 and is currently based in Berlin.
His use of a pseudonym is to detach from judgments tied to his given name, especially preconceptions, he only discovered after moving to Berlin in 2013.
Mustafa began his artistic journey with self-portraits using a compact camera.
His experimentation deepened after owning a DSLR in 2014. He works in an experimental style, also called kinetic light painting.
His work is covering themes such as identity, narratives on reality and perception, while also engaging societal issues.
Mustafa's photography has been exhibited in group shows at Berlin galleries and at art fairs in Europe.
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