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Portrait of Elif

Portrait · 2020
Elif lies back in a tan leather armchair, boots up on the radiator, one arm covering her face against the bright window. Elif sits low on a grey sofa in an oversized knit sweater, legs stretched out in boots, a shelf of books above.
Elif sits on a blue sofa in a brown knit cardigan, one arm raised behind her head, shelves of books above. Elif smiles and looks up past the camera, one hand in her hair and the other at her cheek, on the blue sofa.
Elif rests her cheek on her hand on the blue sofa, the shot printed with its black film rebate and frame numbers. Elif sits on the blue sofa in a wool cardigan and checked trousers, chin resting on one hand, looking straight at the camera.
Elif leans her cheek into her hand on a blue sofa, wearing a brown knit sweater, a shelf of books and magazines behind her. Elif in black and white, close in, both hands under her chin, looking level at the camera inside a dark film border.
Elif rests her chin on her folded arms in an open window in a knitted sweater, smiling, the Galata Tower behind her. Elif tilts her head onto her sleeve on the window ledge, the Galata Tower soft behind her, KODAK PORTRA 400 printed along the rebate.
Elif rests her head on her hand at the window, soft in the foreground, with tiled roofs and the Galata Tower sharp behind her. Elif bends low in the blurred foreground with a hand to her face, the Galata Tower sharp above the rooftops behind.
Elif leans out of a tall window with her head tipped and eyes closed, the rooftops and the Galata Tower rising behind her. Elif's hair fills the blurred foreground as she faces away, apartment blocks, tiled roofs and the Galata Tower sharp behind.
Elif sits on a windowsill in a dim room, knees drawn up, turned toward the daylight and the rooftops outside.
Elif sits in an open window in a knitted cardigan and plaid dress, looking at the camera, rooftops behind her.
Elif sits in the open window in a chunky knit cardigan, one hand on the frame, looking down, the city rooftops behind her.
Elif sits in the window recess with her knees pulled up in a knitted sweater, watching the rooftops and pale sky.
Elif sits at the open window with her arms around one knee, in a black turtleneck and knitted cardigan, the city behind her.
Elif sits by the window in a heavy knitted sweater, hand at her chin, looking out over the rooftops.
Elif stands close to the glass, blurred and looking back at the camera, the rooftops and hazy skyline sharp beyond.
Elif stands at the window in soft focus with her eyes lowered and a hand at her neck, rooftops sharp beyond.
Elif turns toward the camera in the shadowed window, a lit cigarette in her hand, daylight catching the side of her face.
Elif exhales smoke in profile at the open window, out of focus, the rooftops and low buildings sharp below her.
Elif rests her arms on the windowsill in a knitted cardigan, holding a cigarette and looking out across the rooftops.
Photography — Habib Saleh
Artist — Elif Batman