Tep!

1. I killed all these mosquitoes myself, with my own hands. Because they were on my nerves, their buzzing in my ears did not allow me to do my work. It distracted me. Their bites made my skin itchy. But it was possible to get rid of them; because I was stronger than them. After all, they were small creatures. Furthermore, killing mosquitoes is the most legitimate form of murder. There was no reason for me to think, “Am I on their nerves or not?” I usually saw them from a distance, and when they were crushed under my hand, I had no idea if they were in pain or not
2. It is not by chance that photography is allegorized to hunting. When you aim a gun at a creature and pull the trigger, it is fixed, like when you choose the picture frame and press the shutter button. The living being that is the subject of your photo turns into an object and remains fixed forever.
3. When mosquitoes are crushed under our hands, we do not see the moment of their death. Like when we take a picture, the camera’s mirror rises and covers the prism, and the shutter opens and closes. At that very moment, we do not see anything through the camera’s viewfinder. When we take a picture, we take a picture of what we actually do not see.
4. I also targeted these mosquitoes from a distance, raised my hand slowly so they wouldn’t notice, just like a stealth fighter plane, and at the right moment, “Tep.”
5. All the blood stains in the photos are my blood.
6. It is not far from the truth if I say that the whole time I was photographing this series, I wasn’t thinking about anything except composition and lighting. The “pure photographic experience” was nothing but the aesthetics of murder. After taking the photos, I only wondered whether these photos would be a good series or not. Does anyone buy this commodity? If they buy it, it will help to continue this “pure photographic experience!”
7. After taking the photos, I wondered how I should install, present, and set the price.
8. Photo No.20 is a lousy photograph due to technical mistakes. It’s not sharp enough.
9. You have to look closely to see the flaws.
10. Printed photographs gradually wear out. Erosion is an inherent characteristic of the photographic image. Framings delayed the decline, so I refused to frame the photos.
11. The coated paper turns yellow after thirty days of exposure to light.
12. This series speaks too much; it takes itself too seriously and reveals its conception beforehand.