I am an Istanbul-based artist working across painting, video, installation, artist’s books and long-term projects. My practice explores how the creative process can move beyond the finished artwork and enter lived experience — opening new ways of seeing, relating and sustaining life.
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a long-term project
minikgüneşparçam
this is what peace looks like
Minikgüneşparçam is a long-term art and care project shaped around the lives of a small community of animals in Istanbul. Some now live safely in Ponçikhane; our care for the animals who remain on the street continues.
