29 December — Wednesday

Dixon Clark Court seen from the window of my old flat.
I shot these during the last twelve days before I moved out in 2021.

26 December — Monday

My brother moved from Istanbul to Newcastle today.

19 December — Monday

Bal, our 8 months old dog, came with me to Portugal to spend Christmas with Gabriela and her family.

My idea was to tire Bal out as much as possible before the flight for him to sleep during the trip.
So I made this schedule, read it over 20 times the night before, hoping for everything to go smooth.

08.00 - 08.30 — Wake up + shower
08.30 - 09.30 — Bal in the park
09.30 - 10.00 — Pick up Gabriela’s gift
10.00 - 12.00 — Finalize suitcase
12.00 - 13.00 — Play w Bal
13.00 - 15.00 — Walk from home to Paddington
15:10 — Catch Heathrow Express

It didn’t go smooth at all.

18 December — Sunday

I went to Gabriela’s ceramic studio to pick up some of her plates to take to Portugal.
On one of the shelves, I found this note.

 
 

1 December — Thursday

Today Gabriela, Scott and I organized an event called Film Fair. Not sure what it exactly is, neither what it may become, but we made it to show some films we’ve been making between 2020—2022. Some were shot on 16mm with a full crew, while others were shot on a phone by one person.

I’ve screened three films I’ve made:
2022 Babamın Fotoğrafları / My Father’s Photos
2022 Céline on a Cloudy Day
2020 The Lemon, The Orange and The Apricot

as well as a loop video called “Puddle” with a new track by Fat Car Interior, “J.FOX”, as an intro to the evening.

Many people showed up which made me very happy.

 

24 October— Monday

Went to İstanbul to spend a week with my family.
Also visited the location for a film I was supposed to make in March 2020,
—which is now postponed indefinitely.

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

Pei-Chi Lee, after a shoot

 

16 September — Friday

Joana invited me for a dinner, a collaboration between
no alteration, Heal Goblin and Fenella Bremerton

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.

31 July — Monday

 

Two polaroids by Gabriela Nemésio Nobre

 

10 August — Wednesday

My dog has excellent taste.

 
 

JUNE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE

JUNE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE