Berkay Görgü
Berkay Görgü (1998, Istanbul) graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Painting, in 2022. Alongside his undergraduate education, he pursued a minor degree in Graphic Design at Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts. During his undergraduate studies, he trained in the painting studios of Tayfun Erdoğmuş and Devabil Kara and completed his Art History education under Esra Ali Çavuşoğlu. He began his professional career as a Gallery Assistant at Karl&Ein Art Gallery in 2021 and soon advanced to the role of Gallery Manager. Following this, he joined Galeri Bosfor in 2022, and he is currently continuing his career as a “Production Coordinator” at Galeri Nev Istanbul.
The workshops he participated in as an artist include: Cynotype Printing Workshop, MUGSF (2018, Istanbul). Mono Printing Workshop, MUGSF (2019, Istanbul). Creative Emulsion Workshop, MUGSF (2019, Istanbul). The exhibitions he participated in as an artist include: Bitişik, MUGSF (2019, Istanbul). Mono Print Exhibition, MUGSF (2019, Istanbul). Transformation, Karl&Ein Art Gallery (2021, Istanbul). Mai, Karl&Ein Art Gallery (2021, Istanbul). Trace and Communication, Base 2022 (2022, Istanbul).
He continues his artistic production and work in the art field in Istanbul.
Traces of Transformation
"Traces of Transformation" not only provides an aesthetic experience but also encourages the audience to understand, feel, and rethink humanity’s and nature's endless cycles—and their place within these cycles.
The exhibition "Traces of Transformation: Reincarnation, Revival, and Evolution" brings together the works of Ahmet Doğu İpek, Nergiz Yeşil, Tayfun Erdoğmuş, Fatoş Irwen, Aras Seddigh, and Nazif Topçuoğlu, centering on the profound connections between humans and nature, continuity, and rebirth.
This exhibition offers a metaphorical exploration of the processes of rebirth, transformation, and evolution as both material and conceptual phenomena. It deeply interrogates the transformations of beings and ideas, both individually and collectively, through the lens of art.
By reminding us that nature and humanity are in a constant state of renewal and transformation, the exhibition presents a universal truth: everything, while maintaining its essence, continuously transforms and comes into being anew. Within this conceptual framework, participants witness the endless cycles of humans and nature, as well as the evolutionary processes of materials and concepts.
The exhibited works reveal how the raw forms of nature and human interventions converge to produce new meanings. These nature-inspired creations bear traces of both the material and conceptual aspects of rebirth and evolution. Through their use of natural materials, the artists render these cyclical processes visible and express them with an aesthetic language. Viewers are invited to uncover the imprints of the past concealed within each piece, observing how these traces transform and evolve into new modes of existence.
This exhibition also highlights the transformative power of art. By reinterpreting and reshaping natural materials and symbols, the artists invite viewers to discover new meanings. Within this process, the internal transformations of nature and humanity are examined in conjunction with the evolution of materials and concepts. The artworks merge the aesthetic and chaotic forms of nature, pointing to life's inevitable cycles and the processes of rebirth inherent in these cycles.
Beyond time and space, the exhibition serves as a reflection space for the ongoing interaction between humans and nature. In this relationship between nature, humanity, and art, a balance emerges between past and present, tradition and modernity, chaos and order. By exposing the potential for transformation within this balance, the artists foster deeper awareness in the viewer.
"Traces of Transformation" not only provides an aesthetic experience but also encourages the audience to understand, feel, and rethink humanity’s and nature's endless cycles—and their place within these cycles. The exhibition invites viewers to explore the continuous change and evolution of materials and concepts as part of the process of discovering the inner transformations of nature and humanity. This illuminates a universal truth: everything is interconnected and exists in a state of perpetual change.