Talk: Debra Hess Norris,
Nora Kennedy and Tayfun Serttaş

SALT Galata, Auditorium

“Photography in All its Forms”

Debra Hess Norris and Nora Kennedy will be joined by Tayfun Serttaş to explore traditional photography and the challenges faced in the preservation and display of photographs.

What should collectors and conservators be aware of? How can one ensure these works will be passed along to future generations? What are some of the issues involved in showing contemporary images in museum settings?

The speakers will then open the floor for questions and contributions from audience members, ideally linking back to the local history of photography in Turkey.

The talks will be held in English and Turkish, with simultaneous translation into Turkish and English respectively.


Debra Hess Norris
Chair of the Art Conservation Department and Professor of Photograph Conservation at the University of Delaware.

Nora Kennedy
Sherman Fairchild Conservator of Photographs at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

Tayfun Serttaş
Artist, writer and researcher of the projects Studio Osep (2009) and Foto Galatasaray (2011).

This talk is made possible through the Middle East Photograph Preservation Initiative (MEPPI) led jointly by the Arab Image Foundation, the University of Delaware, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Getty Conservation Institute.