Name
Sümer Sayın
Biography
Born in Istanbul, Sümer Sayın lives in Berlin. After her studies in Marmara University, Faculty of Fine Arts, she received her MFA in Oslo Art Academy in 2010. She had solo shows in DEPO Istanbul; Reiter Gallery Berlin; Sabrina Amrani Gallery Madrid among others. She took part in international biennials such as Sinopale 8 and 4; Rendez-Vous,13e Biennale de Lyon. She participated in residency programs including ISCP NY; Cité International des Arts, Paris and Dos Mares, Marseilles.
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Artist Statement
Sümer Sayın is an interdisciplinary artist, working mostly with sculpture and installation. She makes interventions into found objects, using geometric elements, reflections, repetitions and loops, altering their composition and function. By re-constructing some of the elements they are composed of, she assigns them new contexts and layers of meanings. Her work incorporates the investigation of how our knowledge and perception is constructed and often have conceptual layers that relate with philosophical, scientific or social themes such as reality and illusion, the perception of time and space, subjectivity, freedom, borders and power.
www.sumersayin.com
www.sumersayin.com