Resume

EDUCATION

2023-
Doctorate Researcher at the PhD Program in Arts and Design : Bauhaus University Weimar, Faculty of Arts and Design

2019-2022
M. Sc. in European Urban Studies : Bauhaus University Weimar, Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, IFEU

2011-2016
B. Sc. in Architecture : Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Architecture

HONORS AND AWARDS 2018-

2024 Heinrich Böll Foundation Scholarship for a Doctorate Project, Germany

2023 CultureCIVIC Art Production Grants Program by EU Cooperation in Turkey

2023 Sustainability Fund for art initiatives, SAHA [Supporting Contemporary Art from Turkey]

2023 Seeds Awards to artists and cultural practitioners, Prince Claus Fund, Netherlands

2023 Bridge Scholarship for a Doctorate Start, Bauhaus University of Weimar

2023 BAYETAV [We Live Together Education and Social Research Foundation] Research Grant

2022 Sustainability Fund for independent artist publication, SAHA Association [Supporting Contemporary Art from Turkey]

2022 CultureCIVIC Grassroots Grants Program by EU Cooperation in Turkey

2021 Emerging Architects Selection & Exhibition (GEMSS), selected for 2021 fellowship, in Turkey

2021 Women’s Promotion Fund, Bauhaus University of Weimar

2020 Sustainability Fund for independent artist publication, SAHA Association [Supporting Contemporary Art from Turkey]

2019-2021 The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Full Scholarship for Master's Education

2019 Documentary Film Production Grant, Ministry of Culture, Turkey

2018 SALT Research Fund 2018, SALT Research and Programs, Turkey

RESEARCH & CURATORIAL PRACTICES

2023-present    Weaving Reeds Between Two Rivers
PhD research in practice, Bauhaus Uni. Weimar: PhD in Arts and Design Program 
Supervisors: Jun. Prof. Dr. Alex Toland, Assoc. Prof. Dr Aslıhan Şenel
Practice-based Approaches to Reclaiming Indigenous Nomadic Pastoralist Knowledge in the Çukurova Wetlands.

2022-present    Mahsul Project
archival and field research providing public programs and online archive, mahsul.info
The Mahsul Project examines agricultural development in the Mediterranean coast of Anatolia through various connotations and networks of yield.


2021-present    TAKLAK

artistic research, archive and publication project
Questioning belonging and displacements, with the company of the flowers, the seeds and the roots of a plant called “TAKLAK”.

2021-2022    Narrating the Discordant: Architecture Research Exhibitions in Turkey

MSc. Thesis at IFEU Bauhaus Uni. Weimar
Supervisors: Jun. Prof. Dr. Daniela Zupan, Assoc. Prof. Dr Yıldız Salman
Focuses on the role of narratives, representation and exhibition practices in urban heritage conflicts in Turkey.

2017-2019    The Garden of (not) Forgetting: Memory of a Place, Topography of a Destruction

artistic and archival research
2018 fellowship of the SALT Research Fund Programme, with Eda Aslan. Examines the decision to transfer the Alfred Heilbronn Botanical Garden property to the Presidency of Religious Affairs in 2017 by analysing its relationship to various political decisions in the history of the Republic of Turkey.

RESINDENCIES & FELLOWSHIPS

2025 IMMA Dwell [invited for November 2025]

One-month residency in Ireland (upcoming)

2025 Climate and Coloniality [invited for September 2025]

Residency organised by PRAKSIS Oslo and APARN in Norway

2025 IASPIS [invited for spring 2025]

International Artist Studio Programme in Sweden

2024  Anthropogenic Soils, extended PhD Workshop

Organised by the University of Oslo, Norway

2023 UNIDEE programme ‘Neither on Land nor at Sea’  

Module IV, curated by Chiara Curtuccia

2023 Kunstverein Summerschool 2023

organized by Niloufar Emamifar, Gloria Hasney, Ala Ruiz

EXHIBITIONS

artist / curator

2024 Mahsul Vakaları / Yield Events Bayetav Sanat, İzmir, research and programs by Dilşad Aladağ

2022-2023 The Garden of (not) Forgetting Jewish Museum of Franconia, Fürth  [link], co-curator and artist w/Eda Aslan

2021 Hajde! 11m3 ProjectRaum, Weimar, co-initiator and curator w/ Arnisa Halili

2021 Unutma Bahçesi / The Garden of (not) Forgetting DEPO, Istanbul [link] co-curator and artist w/Eda Aslan 

artist in group exhibitions

2025 Oriented Body Martch Art Project, İstanbul, curator: Melis Golar

2024 Resident Soils Eldem Art Space, Eskişehir curator: Yasemin Ülgen

2024 5th Circular Nature and Art Events Şemsa Pozcu Kültürevi, Mersin curator: Yasemin Ülgen

2024 Sense of Earth Barbare Studio, Tekirdağ, curator: Melis Golar

2024 Shorelines: A Stop Hayy Open Space, İzmir, curator: Meriç Öner

2022 Emerging Architects Selection & Exhibition Circle Istanbul, Turkey

2021  Saint Joseph: Beats of a Fabulous Machine Saint Joseph Natural Museum [link] curator: Aslı Seven

2020 Futureless Memory Kunsthaus Hamburg [link] curator: Katja Schroeder, Exhibition concept: Dilek Winchester

2017-2018 Solidarity Architecture as part of the Plankton Project team. [link] Chambers of Architects of various cities in Turkey

2016 Makara Moda Street Furniture Red Bull Art Around Exhibition, Kadıköy, as part of the Plankton Project team.

PUBLICATIONS

2025 Taklak upcoming printed publication

2024 Mahsul Printed publication, BAYETAV, 2024, İzmir, ISBN 978-625-99066-2-, author

2021 Bir Yerin İzinde Pek Çok Yer, printed publication, Manifold, 2021, Istanbul, ISBN 978-605-81555-2-7, co-author with Eda Aslan

Upcoming A Seed Remembers Wild Relatives chapter in  AŞI/GRAFT, edited by. Aslıhan Demirtaş, SALT Research and Programs, İstanbul

Upcoming Identification of the Dune, Invention of the Coast chapter in Impossible Methodologies: Notes on Experimental Research and Teaching in Urban Studies, edited by. Zupan, D. & Sukhomud G.

Upcoming Kumulun Tesbiti, Kıyının İcadı, chapter in Performans Ekolojileri, edited by. Ejder, E., Mitos Boyut, İstanbul

2024 Taklak: Bir Bahar Takvimi, article in Sanat Dünyamız Magazine, 203th edition, Winter 2024

2024 Yayla ya da Yaz Geçirmek, article in Arredamento Architecture Magazine, 365th edition, August 2024

2022 Hajde! Printed artistic zine, self-published, 2022, Berlin, co-editor and author with Arnisa Halili

2021 Program Catalogue: Request and Response: conviviality and reflexiveness IASPIS Spring, fall 2021, co-author with Eda Aslan

2019-2020 Bir Yerin İzinde Pek Çok Yer, monthly article series, Manifold, an online journal, co-author with Eda Aslan

2018 Alfred Heilbronn Botanical Garden, Arkitera Architecture Magazine, co-author   w/ Eda Aslan

2017 Plankton Project, “Solidarity Architecture”, Chamber of Architects, 2017, İstanbul, ISBN 9786050109825, co-author with Plankton  

EMPLOYMENTS

ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN

2021-22   Hiwi - Research Assistant: Insititute for European Urbanism and Bauhaus Research School, Bauhaus Uni. Weimar administration, organization and developing scientific communication for BRS and Dr. Elodie Vittu, manager of IFEU and coordinator of EUS M.Sc.

2017-18  Architect and project coordinator: KHORA Studio, Aslıhan Demirtaş : SALT Beyoğlu Winter Garden and Guest Artist Officesarchitectural research, interior garden design, interior design

2017-18  Graphic Designer: NOW HAPPENS digital communication and event agency visual communication design & project management for various brands and organizations performing in public spaces

2017    Jun. architect and project coordinator : SANAL Architecture Research and City Design: SALT Galata Reading Room,architectural research, interior design, furniture design

2017    Project coordinator : SANAL Architecture Research and City Design : Imaginable Guidelines Istanbul, publication, card game  

2016    Intern architect : SANAL Architecture Research and City Design : Bomontiada Courtyard urban design and development

2015-17    Co-founder and designer : Plankton Project

Involved projects: Durak Ovacık bus station, Izgara Beyköy street furniture, Açık Şantiye Beyköy collective live space, Omurga Artuklu exhibition structure, Makara Moda street furniture, Baraka Yedikule urban gardening, Gölge Seferihisar street furniture

2015    Intern Architect : Pattu Architecture and Design : Young Architecture Project 2015 Public Space Intervention and exhibition organised by MoMA, MoMA PS1, and Istanbul Modern Museum

ARTISTIC AND CURATORIAL

2013-2017    Artist assistant : Practice of architect, researcher and artist : Ali Taptık

Selected works: Cevher: Public Excellency, Imagining the Future of Public Library, 2nd Istanbul Design Biennale, Places of Memory: Turkish Pavillion, Venice Biennial for Architecture, Venice, 2014, Nothing Suprising, 2015, Book

2014    Research and exhibition assistant : Summer Homes Claming the Coast, SALT Research and Exhibitions the research and exhibition are initiated and curated by Meriç Öner

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY

2020    Co-director and producer : The Garden of (not) Forgetting, documentary film w/ Eda Aslan

2019    Production designer : Belonging, a feature film, directed by Burak Çevik. Premiered in Berlinale 2019, Forum

2018    Co-art director :  The Pillar of Salt, a feature film, production design by Billur Turan, directed by Burak Çevik. Premiered in Berlinale 2018, Forum

EVENTS

Talks, Lectures and Presentations:

07.2022    Chromatic Wednesdays at Apartment Project Berlin, The Matter of Memory, on Belonging (2019) with film’s director Burak Çevik

04.2022    Literature and Art in the Era of Antropocene, MSGSU Women Studying Centre, The Garden of (not) Forgetting: Thinking of a garden as a shelter and archive moderated by Merve Şen, with Eda Aslan

04.2022    GEMSS Panel Series: Architecture as a Research Field, The Garden of (not) Forgetting moderated by Pelin Derviş, with Eda Aslan, Yelta Köm and Bihter Almaç

12.2021    Balıkesir University Architecture Faculty - Mimarlığa Merhaba, “An Alternative Interpretation of Architecture Practice” with the invitation of Binat İletişim & Danışmanlık

07.2021   Request and Response: conviviality and reflexiveness conversation series organized by the Swedish Arts Grants Committee IASPS “The Garden of (Not) Forgetting” with Eda Aslan

04.2021   Depo Istanbul : The Garden of (Not) Forgetting Exhibition, “The Memory of Place and the Topography of Destruction” Lecture performance with Eda Aslan

04.2021   Guided Research Project Colloquium, Institute for European Urbanism at Bauhaus University of Weimar, Making Heritage of Urban Movements: Tempelhofer Feld Public Struggle

02.2021   Internal Colloquium Series at Leipniz Institute for Regional Geography, Leipzig
Making Heritage of Urban Movements: Tempelhofer Feld Public Struggle

11.2020   Kunsthaus Hamburg : Futureless Memory Exhibition, “The Memory of Place and the Topography of Destruction” with Eda Aslan

05.2019   SALT Beyoğlu Winter Garden Program, “Escaping from the city, sheltering int the garden” with Eda Aslan, Erdal Üzen

03.2019   Mekan ve İnsan, Medyascope, “Imaginable Guidelines Istanbul: Kenti Oyunla Çözmek” with Semra Horuz for representing ŞANAL Architecture Research adn City Design Studio

12.2018   SALT Research Funds Project Presentations, “The Garden of (Not) Forgetting, The Memory of Place and the Topography of Destruction” with Eda Aslan

2018    International Unconference: Urban Struggles in the Mediterranean City at National Technical University of Athens. The Right to the City and Common Space : “Solidarity Architecture; Plankton Project” as part of Plankton Project

2017    Non Governmental Organizations Sessions : “Plankton Project”, as part of “Are We Human?” event series during the 3rd Istanbul Design Biennale as part of Plankton Project

Workshops:

2019    Imaginable Guideline İstanbul design workshop with students, Balıkesir University instructor in collaboration with SANAL Arc, Alexis Şanal and Binat İletişim ve Danışmanlık

2019    Imaginable Guideline İstanbul design workshop with NGO’s and students, Columbia University’s StudioX İstanbul, instructor in collaboration with SANAL Arc, Alexis Şanal

2018    Paper Wall design research workshop at Design Week İzmir, instructor with Cansu Pelin İşbilen, Ayçıl Yılmaz

2017    Shadow in the Village design and construction workshop at Design Village İzmir, instructor as part of Plankton Project team

2016    Assembled Space design research workshop at Mardin Artuklu University, instructor as part of Plankton Project team

2016    The Garbage design research workshop at SALT Research and Programs, instructor as part of Plankton Project team

Organized Public Programs:

Der Garten Des (nicht) Vergessens Exhibition Public Programs

10.2022    Jewish Life in Turkey during IIWW, Roundtable discussion with the contribution of Author Dr. Corry Guttstadt, Author Dr. İzzet Bahar and Nora Şeni, Jewish Museum of Franconia, Fürth, Germany [Forthcoming]

09.2022    “Heimatlos”, Eren Önsöz film screening and talk with the contributors of the documentary: Engin Bagda, Kurt Heilbronn and Susanna Schwarz, Jewish Museum of Franconia, Fürth, Germany [Forthcoming]

12.2022    “Growing up as‘Second Generation’”, Talk by K. Heilbronn and D. Eisenstein, Jewish Museum of Franconia, Fürth, Germany [Forthcoming]

01.2023    “Exil am Bosphorus”, Meryln Solakhan film screening, Jewish Museum of Franconia, Fürth, Germany [Forthcoming]

The Garden of (not) Forgetting Exhibition Public Programs

06.2021    “Of carrier bags, gardens and boxes” Exhibition talk with Aslıhan Demirtaş on The Garden of (not) Forgetting, DEPO Istanbul

05.2021   “On Journey” Exhibition talk with Kurt Heilbronn on The Garden of (not) Forgetting, DEPO Istanbul