about me

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i am a brooklyn-based artist from istanbul, turkey. i graduated from pratt institute, with an undergraduate degree in fine arts (emphasis on sculpture and integrated practices). i also minored in museum and gallery practices as well as art history. my work encompasses a variety of disciplines including sculpture, painting, and digital art. in terms of material, i mainly gravitate toward plastics and metal, but I am also proficient in wood, marble, plaster, oils, acrylics, and multiple digital software.

the overarching themes in my work are personal history, familial upbringing, and cultural roots. I often create topographical forms utilizing acrylic sheets repetitively, in reflection of the terrain of my memories, geography, and home. plastic with its paradoxical nature of perfection and artificiality serves as a metaphor for the constructs that have shaped my perception since childhood. my process is of healing and learning, where I can question societal commodification and repression in the safety of a non-verbal medium.