Out of the Red documents chromatic shift—transitioning from intense red atmospheric coloring toward more naturalistic tones, suggesting dawn breaking or digital color correction reversing. The title implies emergence from saturated color into clarity, yet Sukan's work questions what constitutes "natural" color in reconstructed imagery. The gradient creates spatial depth through chromatic progression, using color temperature to suggest distance or temporal passage, demonstrating how color manipulation shapes perception of space and time in seascape context.
‘While you are sleeping’ (Seascape Series) In his seascape works, Sukan manipulates his imagery connected to the constant tensions between the mental grasp of the specificity and representation. He starts taking his pictures above sea level contextualizes the scenes and brings out a new kind of perception. At first glance, the viewer may not be suspicious of the situation but on close inspection, questions arise; if this is a nighttime shot, how come the ships in motion look so sharp as if they are from a frozen movie still? By reconstructing these environments from one portion to another, Sukan raises some of the most elemental questions about how we perceive the world we live in. The other side of duality comes out when we look at the full moon in the sky. The moon is in transit and clearly gives a hint that the world or in this case another planet turns on its own axis. He creates an image that represents the duality of time, and space in an undefined space.
Out of the Red transitions from saturated color to natural tones—chromatic gradient exploring atmospheric manipulation in maritime photography. Archival pigment print from While You Are Sleeping. Available at The Art Design Project, Miami Beach.
Out of the Red - Chromatic Transition Seascape from While You Are Sleeping, 2009
Out of the Red, 2009
From the series of While You Are Sleeping
Inkjet print on fine art paper
Dimensions: 41.34 H x 52.37 W inEdition of 3 + 1AP
UnframedBorn in Ankara, Turkey in 1973, Sukan's art has been showcased in notable venues worldwide, including Maison des Metallos (Paris), Maxxi Museum (Rome), Istanbul Modern Museum, and major art fairs like Art Basel and FIAC. He currently lives and works between New York and Istanbul.

















