Sevgi ile!

I am a designer publisher maker printer weaver etc. Last autumn my mom told me my great great grand parents walked from Syria to Adana to settle. My moms both think our ancestors made the wrong choice and also they didn't have to walk, they could've caught a ride. I love walking. I try to walk everywhere, hence I am a frequent user of public transport as well. And I always pay for travel. I am scared I might get deported if I don't.

I studied traditional painting at Istanbul, was a resident of the weaving studio lead by Gulcin Aksoy (may she rest in peace). I started working as a graphic designer for a slow fashion company that conducted workshops with underprivileged children in Tarlabasi (SGDD - ASAM). Through Design Biennale Istanbul, I met some Rotterdamse artists that studied in WdKA. This encounter lead me to study graphic design there and I graduated from that bachelors summer of 23. It was lovely.

My practice relies a lot on site specific inspiration, languages of tactile mediums and grid work. Recently I am inspired by Agnes Martin, Sevinc Tevs and Annie Parker. Currently I work as the in-house designer at WORM and am a part of an artist community at Buitenplaats Brienenoord. At Buitenplaats Brienenoord, I am inspired by the people of the island and my practice on location is more reliant on the community. I co-organize workshops/events with lovely like or different minded people to create spaces of craft and try to give those a platform, a public clothesline. At WORM, I work with a looot of collaborators from very different backgrounds and practices. I am part of the soup, but in a garnish way.

a part of:

WORM - In-house designer - Rotterdam - Graphic Design

2023 Circular Days Days - Buitenplaats Brienenoord - Workshop / Textile

2023 A Call For Care - Buitenplaats Brienenoord - Exhibition / Textile

2023 Grad Show - WdKA - Exhibition / Textile

2023 (Im)Material Ruins - Het Nieuwe Instituut - Exhibition / VR

2022 - Trash in the Yard -Arboretum Trompenburg, Rotterdam / Publication

Kino Budapest - Workshop / Film

INCOMPLIT Istanbul / Graphic Design

mentioned in:

Exchanges in Art Education by Seher Uysal

You See What You Know by Britt Moricke