Went to İstanbul to spend a week with my family.
12 October — Wednesday
Pei-Chi Lee for Marie Claire Taiwan
“BODY TALK”
Pei-Chi was one of the five female artists featured in Marie Claire Taiwan to present a work around ‘Body’ through their chosen art form.
We’ve collaborated on these series of images to explore ‘how culture and infrastructure shape our behaviour and body language’, based on her recent installation with the pieces of fabrics she designed.
Published in Marie Claire October Issue - Special Report
1 October — Saturday
shot & edited by CAN KÖROĞLU
model YUDAI TATEISHI
photographer CHENG YEN YU
producer YI-HSUAN YU
production assistants PADDY ALLEN, Shaonan Xu
music by CAN KÖROĞLU
30 September — Friday
Waiting for my residence permit card to be delivered - signature required.
25 September — Sunday
Received my visa today after six months waiting.
20 September — Tuesday
Designed a poster for Hannah Owen’s beautiful film.
17 September — Saturday
16 September — Friday
Joana invited me for a dinner, a collaboration between
no alteration, Heal Goblin and Fenella Bremerton
26 August — Friday
We shot this film in October 2020.
The past two years haven’t been easy for many of us, and I took my share as well.
After a lot of ups and downs, and a good amount of in-betweens, today I’ve locked it and sent to mix and grade. Can’t wait to share some clips from it soon.
13 August — Tuesday
It’s around 35 degrees today. A friend of mine wants to change his shirt before going out at night, so I have to wait downstairs for 10 minutes. There is a grocery store, which makes me realize how much I need something sweet.
The grocery store is quite a small place and there aren’t a lot of options: Snickers, Twix, Bueno - which I think are all too aggresive for the weather. Then there is Cadbury, Toblerone and Milky Way - really don’’t feel like any. It’s way too hot.
I take some time, so I let the next person pass. He buys a coke as I keep looking at the options, going through one package to the other. Toblerone, Milky way, Cadbury, Bounty…Bounty. Do I want a Bounty? It has coconut. Also it has two pieces in a package. Let me think. Snickers, Twix… Cadbury… Bounty! Yes, I think… Yes. Bounty it is.
I put it on the counter.
- Cash or card?
Asks the cashier.
- Card.
- £2 minimum.
- How much is a Bounty?
- £0.80.
- Ah ok.
I have a look at the rest of the chocolate bars and to the person behind me who has a black helmet, a very light brown t-shirt and a belly, I say:
“Go ahead man, I need to decide what else I should get.”
I really don’t want to get any more chocolate.
In the meantime the man with the helmet puts a cold can of RedBull on the counter.
- Cash or card?
Asks the cashier.
- Card.
- £2 minimum.
- How much is a RedBull?
- £1.35.
I wait for a second and say “I’ll get that for you.” But the man acts even faster, pulls the Bounty out of my hand and quickly taps his card on the card machine and gives me the Bounty, proudly, like a superhero.
I thank Helmet Man generously. “Thank you Helmet Man. I will be forever grateful for your kind gesture.”
We both leave the grocery store. It’s so hot outside. He goes right, towards his delivery scooter, I go left towards my friend’s door. I open the Bounty as fast as I can and eat the first piece in two bites. It’s exactly what I needed. I look up and see the man sitting on his scooter drinking the RedBull in one go. We look at each other for a second, and finish what we have.
Helmet Man starts his scooter and passes in front of me. We both smile and wave - I mean he has a helmet so I hope he smiles too.
Now I’m alone, still waiting for my friend. The street is empty. The euphoria of the interaction fades. The trees don’t move, not a single leaf, neither my friend’s door. I feel happy about this exchange but can’t help but thinking why he had to take the Bounty out of my hand and put it on the counter, instead of just paying for it.
I start feeling like having another Bounty.
20 August— Saturday
A letter* I wrote on a boomerang airplane
* Dear plane, fly as far as you can, as high as you want, as fast as the wind, but come back to me, even if I’m not there anymore.