When I pressed the shutter at the Sırçalı Medrese in Konya, I placed my trust in that peerless turquoise blue, which looked magnificent even through the viewfinder. Yet, in analog photography, the process does not end the moment you lift your finger from the shutter.
Sırçalı’s iconic turquoise blue. A trial of flawless geometry against the 'imperfect' chemicals of the lab bath. These stains, merging with the purity of the blue, act as seals marking the documentation of today.
Even when using a professional-grade film like Portra 400, the exhausted chemicals of the laboratory sometimes force their way into the narrative. Rather than a mere technical error, the stains in these frames are chemical residues that accompany history’s inherent 'fragility.' This meeting of crumbling tiles and development stains offers a 'serendipity' far more authentic than any staged aesthetic. We don't erase the mistakes; we record them as a fragment of history.