b.1991, Istanbul, TR
Currently lives and works in the Hague, NL
In my artistic practice, I am investigating power structures with a primary focus on the relations between the state and the individual. Growing up in Turkey, a country with a particularly turbulent political history, I inevitably witnessed various forms of state oppression. These experiences moved me to investigate different manifestations of authority and ideology that govern Turkish society. My main interests are the visual communication strategies of propaganda and its role in the construction of narratives around nationalism, militarism, and patriotic myths.
Since I have always been fascinated by science, technology, and art, I attempt to combine these disciplines to find contemporary ways of storytelling. Currently, I use different media such as photography, videography, archival material, and interactive installations to suggest alternative narratives to ones given to us by those in power.
Education
2019-2021 Royal Academy of Art, Photography & Society MA, The Hague, NL
2017-2018 Volda University College, Media, Exchange, Møre og Romsdal, NO
2011-2019 Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Photography BA, Istanbul, TR
2009-2011 Bogaziçi University, Physics, Istanbul, TR
Group Exhibitions
2024 Opening Remarkable Meetings with Disgusting Men, W139, Amsterdam, NL
2023 why does it hurt to carry my bag?, KABK, the Hague, NL
2023 7.8 7.5 ,The Grey Space in the Middle, the Hague, NL
2022 Wadden Sea World Heritage, 14th Trilateral Governmental Conference , Wilhelmshaven, GE
2022 WE ARE OCEAN Global Program, 59th Venice Biennale, Palazzina Canonica, Venice, IT
2022 Savignano Immagini Festival , Counter-Surveillance in H2, Savignano sul Rubicone, IT
2022 The Urban Between Reality and Utopia, Foto em Pauta, Sao Paulo, BR
2021 First Cut, My Turkey My Turkey My Heaven, The Hague, NL
2021 Rewire Festival, Singing Sparks, The Grey Space in the Middle, The Hague, NL
2019 JOLKA, Jazdów, Warsaw, PL
2019 Rotterdam Photo Festival, Deliplein, Rotterdam, NL
2019 212 Photography Festival Exhibition, Shortlisted, Istanbul, TR
2018 BASE 2018, Galata Rum Okulu, Istanbul, TR
2018 Shumen Student Video Art Festival 2018, Shumen, BG
2018 Akbank 36th Contemporary Artists Prize Exhibition, Akbank Sanat, Istanbul, TR
2018 Mamut Art Project, Küçükçiftlik Park, Istanbul, TR
2018 Lions Yeni Arayislar 2018, Istanbul, TR
2015 Istanbul Mini Maker Faire, Santralistanbul, Istanbul, TR
2014 ARTIST 2014, TÜYAP, Istanbul, TR
2014 A Portrait of Turkey's Gezi Park Movement, San Francisco,
USA2014 A Portrait of Turkey's Gezi Park Movement, San Francisco, USA
2014 ARTIST 2014, TÜYAP, Istanbul, TR
Workshops
2017 Large Format Photography Workshop by Andreas Rost, FUAM, Istanbul, TR
2018 Autonomous Art Machines Workshop by Bager Akbay & Osman Koç, Nesin Art Village, Sirince, TR
Awards & Shortlists
2018 Lions Yeni Arayislar 2018, MSFAU, Istanbul, TR
2019 212 Photography Festival, Bomontiada, Istanbul, TR
Interviews
2018 Artkolik
