Erinç Seymen’s work looks at power relationships, and use metaphors and anthropomorphic forms which coalesce to create a narrative that directly critiques and curtails modern and traditional hetero-normative realities—especially apparent in his newest series. He cynically deals with the controversy and asymmetry stemming from the discrepancies in intentions, tracing the permanent impact of devotedness, shared values and the culture of belonging.
Erinç Seymen (İstanbul, 1980) graduated from Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts, Painting Department in 2006 and received his MA from Yıldız Teknik University Art and Design Faculty, with a thesis about Bob Flanagan. He participated in conferences and his articles have been published in various magazines on topics such as militarism, nationalism and gender issues. Since 2002, he has participated in several solo and group exhibitions in İstanbul, Ankara, Berlin, Vienna, Paris, London, Helsinki, Eindhoven and Lisbon.
Some of his solo exhibitions are Go Back To The Very Beginning, Galata Greek Primary School, Istanbul (2017), The Seed and The Bullet, Rampa, Istanbul (2012); Persuasion Room, Galerist, Istanbul (2009); Man Jam, curated by Aura Seikkula, Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki (2007); Selected group exhibitions he participated in are: Along the Gates of Urban, K&S Galerie, Berlin (2004); An Atlas of Events, Foundation Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon (2007); I Myself am War!, Open Space, Vienna (2008); İstanbul, traversée, Palais des Beaux Arts de Lille, Lille (2009); Moods: A Generation that Goes off the Rails, Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris (2010). Berliner Herbstsalon, Maxim Gorki Theater, Berlin (2013); Panorama. Landscapes 2013-1969, Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City (2013); Between The Lines, All Visual Arts, London (2013); Plurivocality, Visual Arts and Music in Turkey, The Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Istanbul (2014); VIVO with Ahmet Dogu Ipek, Kerem Ozan Bayraktar, Kasa Gallery, Sabanci University, İstanbul (2015); Every Inclusion is an Exclusion of Other Possibilities II, SALT Beyoglu, Istanbul (2015); OHNE, Mekan68, Vienna (2016).
Erinç Seymen lives and works in Istanbul.
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