Statement
Rather than “power relations,” I focus on the “power of relations.” In my practice, I make visible the constant forming interactions between all kinds of subjects. We are all porous pools. Our existence is formed by things that are accumulated within us. The striking part is that things exuding from our pores fill other’s pools. Inside involves the outside, while outside the inside.
CV
I am an artist living and working in Istanbul and the founder of Dream News and the co-founder of HAH Kolektif based Istanbul. (1984, Giresun/Turkey)
Contact
Education
2019 MA in Fine Art, St. Joost Master Institute of Visual Cultures, ’s-Hertogenbosch-Netherlands
2012 BFA in Combined Art, Yıldız Technical University Faculty of Art and Design, Istanbul-Turkey
Artist Collective and Collaborations
2019 Dream News (in collaboration with Defne Tesal) ongoing
2017 HAH Kolektif (Ahu Akgün, Gizem Karakaş, Ayça Telgeren, Defne Tesal and Murat Yıldız) ongoing
2018-19 Admit One (Alireza Abbasy, Elena Chemerska, Annemée Dik, Raffaella Huizinga, Donglai Meng, Simon Oosterhuis, Dorien Scheltens, Defne Tesal, Angela Vidić and Murat Yıldız)
Artist Residencies
2019 Lähde!, Artist in Community program, KulttuuriKauppila, Ii-Finland (October-November)
2019 Het Vijfde Seizoen, Den Dolder-Netherlands (January-March)
2016 KulttuuriKauppila, Ii-Finland (October-December)
Workshops
2019 1h 34’ 07’’ workshop to Akv St. Joost Bachelors Fine Art, ’s-Hertogenbosch- Netherlands (in collaboration with Ying Liu, Defne Tesal)
2019 Making Traces and Spaces, St. Joost Master Institute of Visual Cultures, ’s-Hertogenbosch-Netherlands (in collaboration with Eric Patel)
2018 Decentralization as a Form of Resistance, Studium Generale, St. Joost MIVC, Breda-Netherlands (in collaboration with Eric Patel)
2018 Individuals in Collective Practices, St. Joost Bachelors Fine Art, ’s-Hertogenbosch-Netherlands (in collaboration with Ektor Ntourakos)
2016 Random Creation Project, Iin Lukio, Ii-Finland (in collaboration with Defne Tesal)
Publications
2021 (ongoing) Dream News / Chains, issue 3, co-operative newspaper, Istanbul-Turkey
2020 Dream News / Hayal Gazetesi, issue 2, 12 pages collaborative newspaper (500 copy), Çanakkale-Turkey
2019 Dream News / Unelma Uutiset, Issue 1, 24 pages collaborative newspaper (1000 copy), Ii-Finland
2018 HAHcalendar, calendar publication of HAH collective, Art Unlimited publication
2017 HAH “Vesile” exhibition catalogue, HAH publication
2014 Amaçsız Cocuk (Aimless Boy), 180 pages, semi-autobiographical fiction, self-publication
Awards, Grants, Scholarships
2020 Jump, Talent development project, supported by Province North Brabant-Netherlands
2017 Holland Scholarship for Master’s in fine arts education, Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Netherlands
2012 Ifsak Short Film Festival, Best Animation Award for Traiter Wolf short film, Istanbul-Turkey
Exhibitions
2021 'Muğlak' in Evliyagil Dolapdere curated by Derya Yücel, Istanbul / Turkey (upcoming x 2 Oct 2021)
2021 'From Seeing to Acting' in Looiersgracht 60 curated by Radical Reversibility, Amsterdam / Netherlands (upcoming x 13 Sep to 3 Oct 21)
2021 Kunstrai Amsterdam, Galeri Mieke Van Shaijk-Jump, Amsterdam / Netherlands (upcoming x 8-12 Sep 21)
2020 Jump, Group Exhibition, Museum Jan Cunen, Oss / Netherlands
2020 HAHokuyor- random reading performance at Radio Modyan with Ayse Idil, Istanbul-Turkey, participated as HAH Kolektif
2019 16th Istanbul Biennial: The Seventh Continent - Digestion Programme / Processor, as HAH Kolektif
2019 Werkwarenhuis, Group Exhibition, APPÈL Galeries, ’s-Hertogenbosch-Netherlands
2019 Jump, Group Exhibition Kunstpodium T, Tilburg-Netherlands
2018 What Do We Dance For? Group Exhibition Gallery Nectar, Tbilisi-Georgia
2018 Transition, Group Exhibition at Eye Research Lab, Eye Museum, Amsterdam-Netherlands
2018 There is another possibility: Open space and artist collectives exhibition at Kasa Gallery, Istanbul-Turkey, participated as HAH Kolektif 2018 Sketch State Group Exhibition, Gallery 5, Istanbul-Turkey
2017 Maybe, we will benefit from our neighbour’s good fortune exhibition curated by Işıl Eğrikavuk at Halka Art Project, Group Exhibition, Istanbul-Turkey, participated as HAH Kolektif
2017 HAHasks recording performance as part of MÇPS recording studio created by Can Altay and Saz Arkadaslari, produced by Amira Arzik at 5533, Group Exhibition, Istanbul-Turkey, participated as HAH Kolektif
2017 Vesile (Occasion) Group Exhibition by HAH Kolektif members together with guest artists Etem Sahin, Selim Birsel and Lara Ogel at HAHmekan, Istanbul-Turkey
2017 5th. The Rijswijk Textile Biennial, Group Exhibition, Museum Rijswijk, Den Haag-Netherlands
2016 Keeping the Trace, KulttuuriKauppila, Ii-Finland, Duo Exhibition with Defne Tesal
2016 215416, Gallery Artist Çukurcuma, Solo, Istanbul-Turkey
2016 Are we happy? Group Exhibition, Galeri 5, Istanbul-Turkey
2016 Otoportre, Group Exhibition, Hayaka Artı&44a Gallery, Istanbul-Turkey
2015 Teneffus, Group Exhibition, Galeri 5, Istanbul-Turkey
2014 Aimless Boy, Gallery Artist Çukurcuma, Solo, Istanbul-Turkey
2014 Interception, International Textile Artists Group Exhibition, Galeri 5, Istanbul-Turkey
2010 Pandora Calling, Group Exhibition, Yüksel Sabancı Art Center, Istanbul-Turkey
2010 Ambiguous Situations, Group Exhibition, Yüksel Sabancı Art Center, Istanbul-Turkey
2010 Olmaz Diyoruz, Group Exhibition, Galatea Art Gallery, Istanbul-Turkey
Artist Talks-Presentations
2019 Research Presentation, V2_, Lab for the Unstable Media, Rotterdam-Netherlands
2017 Being part of a Collective, As part of "Kuşla Göz Arasında" exhibition, Depo, Istanbul-Türkiye
2014 Artist Talk, Text Analysis, Yeditepe University, 07.10.2014, Istanbul-Turkey
Commissions
2012 White Sun, Light installation (18m), Adahan Hotel/Istanbul, Turkey (in collaboration with Lale Platin)
Short films:
2011 Hain Kurt (Traitor Wolf), Stop Motion Animation (in collaboration with Defne Tesal)
Screenings for Hain Kurt:
2012 Ifsak 32. Film Festival, National Short Film and Documentary Competition, Experimental Category, Finalist
2012 Akbank 8. Short Film Festival, Short Animation Category
2011 Malatya 2. International Film Festival, National Short Film Competition, Finalist
2011 International 48. Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, Special Screening Istanbul 7. Animation Festival, Short Film Competition, Finalist