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I am an Istanbul based artist & designer. I synthesize media such as designed objects, drawings, paintings, poetry to create new myths, construct new rituals that question existing narratives and behaviors.

​My practice focuses on intervening in layers of existing objects or texts. I deconstruct their materiality, form, utility, and agency. By subtly altering these layers, I try to create new narratives that result in critical, poetic, philosophical and humorous  moments.  

Exhibitions, Fairs, Awards:

Notes of a Raindrop, ArtOn, 2025-26

Summer Collection, ArtOn, 2025

CI, ArtOn 2025

CI, Arton 2024

Border_less Book Fund, 2022

Istanbul Design Biennial, 2020 (Permanent installation)

Gate 27, 2020 (Permanent installation)

Residencies:

Gate 27, Yenikoy Istanbul, 2019-20

ATOLYE, 2018

Casa Tagumerche, La Gomera (Canary Islands), 2018

Publications:

My artist book:

Cosmic Field Trip, 2023

 

About my work:

Thing Lab 2013-14, William & Stephanie Sick Distinguished Professorship: Andrea Zittel

Return to Empathy: Design for More Than One, IKSV, YKY,  2020

Press:

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Disiplinler arasında bir kurmaca alanı, Naz Kocadere, Argonotlar, 2026

Tasarımları ve Sanatı ile Bir Hikâye Anlatıcısı - Kapak hikayesi: Mirey Nasi, Şalom Dergi, 165. sayı. (2026) 

Yağmur Damlaları, İlker Cihan Biner. Art Unlimited Ocak-Şubat 2026. Sayı 91 (2026)

ArtOn'da 2 yeni sergi, Artfulliving (2025)

Istanbul Seyyar Satış Birimleri, Yerce & Taylan ile, Arkiv (2024)

Sınır tanımayan sanat kitapları, Art Dog (2023)

​Border_less kitap fonunun kazananı belli oldu!, Bi-Özet (2023)

Modish in Moda, Matt Hanson (2021)

İstanbul'un Ayrılmaz Parçası: Körlerin Güneş Saati, Avlaremoz, Betsy Penso (2021)

5. İstanbul Tasarım Bienali Katılımcıları Yanıtlıyor: Eli Bensusan, BantMag (2020)

Körlerin Güneş Saati, IKSV, (2020)

ATOLYE Spotlight: In conversation with Eli Bensusan (2018)

ATOLYE: Designer in Residence: Eli Bensusan (2018)

Thing Lab 2013-14 William & Stephanie Sick Distinguished Professorship: Andrea Zittel

Education

Master of Design in Designed Objects, SAIC, 2015

BSc, Industrial Design, ITU, 2013

Uskudar American Academy, 2008

Teaching

Industrial Design Studio 2, ITU, 2019-26

Industrial Design Engineering Studio 5&6, 2024-26, ISTUN 

Jewelry Design, Istanbul Medipol University, 2020

Design Visualization, Istanbul Medipol University, 2020

Model Making in Design, Istanbul Medipol University, 2020-22

Industrial Design Studio (Various Levels), Istanbul Medipol University 2019-23

Design & Contemporary Art, Istanbul Medipol University, 2020-22

Previous Design Studio Experience

Studio KozSusani (2016-17)

Birsel+Seck, Project based (2009-2023)

Studio Casey Lurie (2015)

Demirdendesign / Internship (2010)

Adnan Serbest Furniture / Internship (2009)

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