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Kerem Ozan Bayraktar, çoklu medya yerleştirmeleri, dijital teknikler ve saha araştırmaları aracılığıyla malzeme dönüşümlerini, birikimleri ve doğal ve yapay formlar arasındaki etkileşimleri inceliyor. Fellowship for Situated Practice (basis voor actuele kunst, 2022, Utrecht, Hollanda) ve Berlin Senatosu Misafir Sanatçı Programı (Zentrum für Kunst und Urbanistik, 2021, Berlin, Almanya) başta olmak üzere birçok sanat ve araştırma programına katılan sanatçının çalışmaları son dönemde Tokyo Bienali (2023, Japonya), Non-/Human Assemblages (2021, Güney Kore), Sentient Matter, (2021, D21, Almanya), Timeless Curiosities (2024, Istanbul Modern, Türkiye) etkinliklerinde yer aldı. Yüksek Lisans ve Sanatta Yeterlik ünvanını Marmara Üniversitesi Güzel Sanatlar Fakültesi’nden alan Bayraktar Sabancı Üniversitesi’nde öğretim üyesidir. Bayraktar’ın son yayınları arasında Marmara (2023), Yer Ruhları (2021) ve Dünyaların Haritaları (2021) yer alıyor. İstanbul’da yaşayan Bayraktar Sanatorium tarafından temsil edilmektedir.
Biography
b. 1984, Istanbul. Lives and works in Istanbul.
Education
2011–2017 | Doctor of Fine Arts, Institute of Fine Arts, Painting, Marmara University
2007–2011 | Master of Fine Arts, Institute of Fine Arts, Painting, Marmara University
2009–2010 | Master of Fine Arts (Exchange Program), Fine Arts, Newcastle University
2003–2007 | Bachelor of Fine Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Painting, Marmara University
Selected Solo Projects & Exhibitions
2020-25 | Spirits on the Ground, SAHA Studio, Istanbul; Diana, New York
2022-24 | Marmara Board Game & Publication, with Aslı Uludağ, Balıkesir, Istanbul
2019 | Rocks and Winds, Germs and Words, Sanatorium, Istanbul
2019 | Phases of Nix, Bilsart, Istanbul
2018 - 24 | Sokak Otları, Istanbul
2018 | Chance and Necessity, with Sergen Şehitoğlu, Sanatorium, Istanbul
2015 | et cetera, PGArt, Istanbul
2015 | Minor Perceptions, Şekerbank Açıkekran, Istanbul
2012 | Rules, Nesrin Esirtgen Collection, Istanbul
Selected Group Projects & Exhibitions
2024 | Critical Shifts, Barın Han, Istanbul
2024 | Timeless Curiosities, Istanbul Modern, Istanbul
2024 | Geometria Situ: Traces and Poetics of Translation, Hothouse, Singapore
2023 | Ghost Gardens, Tokyo Biennale, Tokyo
2022 | Hauntologists, BAK, Utrecht
2022 | A Bit of Unruly Complexity, Sanatorium, Istanbul
2022 | Accross Space - Sympathetic Vibration, Changwon Sculpture Biennale, Changwon
2022 | What Water Nows, Pilot, Istanbul
2021 | Hosting Bodies, Sanatorium, Istanbul
2021 | Sentient Matter, D21, Leipzig
2021 | Non-/Human Assemblages, Busan Sea Art Festival, Ilgwang, Busan
2020 | Cadavre Exquis, Galeri Nev, Istanbul
2020 | At the End of the Day, Odunpazarı Modern Museum, Eskisehir
2020-21 | Sandstorm – And Then There Was Dust, DEPO, Istanbul; Galerie im Körnerpark, Berlin
2020 | Regular Insanity, Akbank Sanat, Istanbul
2020 | I Haven’t Told My Garden Yet, Monitor, İzmir
2019 | Ubiquitous Surfaces, Open Space, Seager Gallery, London
2019 | flesh and bone, Operation Room, Istanbul
2019 | Istanbul Biennial Digestion Programme – Concrete, Istanbul
2019 | Light Like a Bird, Not Like a Feather, Signs, Istanbul
2019 | Pandora's Black Box, Galata Greek Primary School, Istanbul
2019 | A Horn in The Neck, Apartment Project, Berlin
2019 | The Sound of No-one Listening, Corridor, Amsterdam
2018 | colony, Abud Efendi Konagi, Istanbul; Schwules Museum, Berlin
2018 | Monomit, Galeri Nev, Ankara
2018 | Vanishing Mediator, Müze Evliyagil, Ankara
2017 | Deep, Darkness and Splendor, Galerist, Istanbul
2017 | aRb, Sanatorium, Istanbul
2017 | Landslide, SALT Galata, Istanbul
2016 | Ohne, Mekan68, Vienna
2016 | Habitat, Istanbul Modern, Istanbul
2015 | Backyard, Plato Sanat, Istanbul
2015 | VIVO, Kasa, Istanbul
2015 | Redefining the Space of Everyday Life, Gaia Galeri, Istanbul
2015 | Art Speaks Out, Til It’s Done, Icono.tv, Istanbul Modern, Istanbul
2014 | Focus: Turkey, Landskrona Foto, Landskrona, Sweden
2014 | [ ] PG Art, Istanbul
2013 | Hypologie, Sanatorium, Istanbul
2013 | Please do not disturb! Istanbul Modern, Istanbul
2012 | Simulation Crisis, Plato Sanat, Istanbul
2009 | Temporary Harassment, Istanbul 2010, Kartal, Küçükçekmece, Atakent, Ümraniye Cultural Centers, Istanbul
2009 | You can’t kiss away a murder, Galerist, Istanbul
Selected Festivals & Fairs
2024 | Noise_Media Art, Kadiköy Kent Museum, Istanbul
2023 | Art Dubai, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai
2023 | Untitled Art Miami, Miami
2022 | Art Brussels, Tour & Taxis, Brussels
2021 | Digital Aura, Open Media Art Festival, The Oil Tank Culture Park, Seoul
2020 | Proyector Video Art Festival, Debris, Sala El Águila, Madrid
2019 | Art Düsseldorf, Areal Bohler, Düsseldorf
Awards, Nominations & Grants
2023 | Ghost Gardens, Tokyo Biennale Assoc.; SAHA
2023 | Marmara (publication), SAHA Publication Fund
2022 | Marmara, Marmara Kültürleri Ağı & CultureCIVIC
2021–2022 | Fellowship for Situated Practice, BAK – basis voor actuele kunst
2020 | Saha Studio, SAHA
2020 | Spirits on the Ground (publication), SAHA; Sanatorium
2019 | Berlin Senate Residency Program, Die neue Gesellschaft für bildende Kunst (nGbK) & Depo
2016 | Nomination, Prix Pictet, Geneva
2016 | Long list, ING Unseen Talent Award, Amsterdam
2008 | Success Award, Painting and Sculpture Museums Association, Istanbul
2008 | Borders & Orbits 04, Siemens Sanat, Istanbul
2008 | 26. Contemporary Artists, Akbank Sanat, Istanbul
2007 | Borders & Orbits 01, Siemens Sanat, Istanbul
2007 | First Prize in Graduation Project, Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts, Istanbul
2007 | Runner-Up Award for Academic Excellence, Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts, Istanbul Grants