Through Sorenʼs lens, the fingerprints we leave behind unconsciously in our daily lives metamorphose into reflections of fluid information and our relationship with technology. Unique and personal, these marks appear to lose their identity when they come into contact with a screen. In an age where information and images flow ceaselessly, what remains truly authentic and enduring?.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY TABITHA SOREN TEXT BY ESİN ÇALIŞKAN
Tabitha Soren navigates a remarkable career that spans from journalism to the visual arts. Born in San Antonio, Texas, she spent her childhood and adolescence moving between seven different states across the US and living in Germany and the Philippines. These experiences shaped her worldview and deepened her interest in diverse cultures. She studied journalism and political science at New York University, graduating in 1989. At 23, she became the face of MTV’s Choose or Lose campaign, a project aimed at encouraging young people to vote. The campaign won a Peabody Award in 1992, and during this time, Soren interviewed notable figures such as Hillary Clinton, Anita Hill and Yasser Arafat. Around the same period, she made brief appearances in films, like The Cable Guy and Contact. Her presence on television wasn’t limited to news reporting— she also appeared in the Beastie Boys’ iconic music video for ‘(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)’. Although her work at MTV granted her widespread recognition, she gradually moved away from conventional news formats in search of a deeper, more nuanced form of storytelling.
Featured in this issue, Surface Tension stands as one of Soren’s most comprehensive explorations of the relationship between humans and technology in the digital age. Using a large-format film camera, she captures tablet and smartphone screens marked with fingerprints, smudges and oily residues, making visible the traces of our physical interactions with these devices. The screens we touch countless times a day unconsciously become a cache of memories, holding fleeting impressions of our engagement with information. Beneath these marks lie news headlines, social media content and digital imagery—fragments of a world in constant motion. While these screens accelerate communication and access to knowledge, they also contribute to a growing sense of existential emptiness. By following these imprints, Soren visualises how dependency on technology shapes perception and redefines intimacy, tracing the peculiar and persistent interaction between our bodies and digital surfaces.
Through Sorenʼs lens, the fingerprints we leave behind unconsciously in our daily lives metamorphose into reflections of fluid information and our relationship with technology. Unique and personal, these marks appear to lose their identity when they come into contact with a screen. In an age where information and images flow ceaselessly, what remains truly authentic and enduring?.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY TABITHA SOREN TEXT BY ESİN ÇALIŞKAN
Tabitha Soren navigates a remarkable career that spans from journalism to the visual arts. Born in San Antonio, Texas, she spent her childhood and adolescence moving between seven different states across the US and living in Germany and the Philippines. These experiences shaped her worldview and deepened her interest in diverse cultures. She studied journalism and political science at New York University, graduating in 1989. At 23, she became the face of MTV’s Choose or Lose campaign, a project aimed at encouraging young people to vote. The campaign won a Peabody Award in 1992, and during this time, Soren interviewed notable figures such as Hillary Clinton, Anita Hill and Yasser Arafat. Around the same period, she made brief appearances in films, like The Cable Guy and Contact. Her presence on television wasn’t limited to news reporting— she also appeared in the Beastie Boys’ iconic music video for ‘(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)’. Although her work at MTV granted her widespread recognition, she gradually moved away from conventional news formats in search of a deeper, more nuanced form of storytelling.
Featured in this issue, Surface Tension stands as one of Soren’s most comprehensive explorations of the relationship between humans and technology in the digital age. Using a large-format film camera, she captures tablet and smartphone screens marked with fingerprints, smudges and oily residues, making visible the traces of our physical interactions with these devices. The screens we touch countless times a day unconsciously become a cache of memories, holding fleeting impressions of our engagement with information. Beneath these marks lie news headlines, social media content and digital imagery—fragments of a world in constant motion. While these screens accelerate communication and access to knowledge, they also contribute to a growing sense of existential emptiness. By following these imprints, Soren visualises how dependency on technology shapes perception and redefines intimacy, tracing the peculiar and persistent interaction between our bodies and digital surfaces.
Through Sorenʼs lens, the fingerprints we leave behind unconsciously in our daily lives metamorphose into reflections of fluid information and our relationship with technology. Unique and personal, these marks appear to lose their identity when they come into contact with a screen. In an age where information and images flow ceaselessly, what remains truly authentic and enduring?.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY TABITHA SOREN TEXT BY ESİN ÇALIŞKAN
Tabitha Soren navigates a remarkable career that spans from journalism to the visual arts. Born in San Antonio, Texas, she spent her childhood and adolescence moving between seven different states across the US and living in Germany and the Philippines. These experiences shaped her worldview and deepened her interest in diverse cultures. She studied journalism and political science at New York University, graduating in 1989. At 23, she became the face of MTV’s Choose or Lose campaign, a project aimed at encouraging young people to vote. The campaign won a Peabody Award in 1992, and during this time, Soren interviewed notable figures such as Hillary Clinton, Anita Hill and Yasser Arafat. Around the same period, she made brief appearances in films, like The Cable Guy and Contact. Her presence on television wasn’t limited to news reporting— she also appeared in the Beastie Boys’ iconic music video for ‘(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)’. Although her work at MTV granted her widespread recognition, she gradually moved away from conventional news formats in search of a deeper, more nuanced form of storytelling.
Featured in this issue, Surface Tension stands as one of Soren’s most comprehensive explorations of the relationship between humans and technology in the digital age. Using a large-format film camera, she captures tablet and smartphone screens marked with fingerprints, smudges and oily residues, making visible the traces of our physical interactions with these devices. The screens we touch countless times a day unconsciously become a cache of memories, holding fleeting impressions of our engagement with information. Beneath these marks lie news headlines, social media content and digital imagery—fragments of a world in constant motion. While these screens accelerate communication and access to knowledge, they also contribute to a growing sense of existential emptiness. By following these imprints, Soren visualises how dependency on technology shapes perception and redefines intimacy, tracing the peculiar and persistent interaction between our bodies and digital surfaces.
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is a large format international biannual magazine from Istanbul. Focusing on arts, culture and society, each issue tackles various universal subjects within a distinct theme.
Address
Karaköy Tarihi Un Değirmeni Binası, Kemankeş Mahallesi, Ali Paşa Değirmen Sokak 16, 34425, Karaköy Istanbul, Turkey
+90 212 232 4288
contact@212magazine.com
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19
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is a large format international biannual magazine from Istanbul. Focusing on arts, culture and society, each issue tackles various universal subjects within a distinct theme.
Address
Karaköy Tarihi Un Değirmeni Binası, Kemankeş Mahallesi, Ali Paşa Değirmen Sokak 16, 34425, Karaköy Istanbul, Turkey
+90 212 232 4288
contact@212magazine.com