METAVERSE: NEW MEDIA, NEW ERA
Moderator: Gözde Mutluer
Speakers: Can Büyükberber, Ecem Dilan Köse
In this seminar, metaverse concept and the possible new striking universes and experiences that it enables will be discussed with Ecem Dilan Köse and Can Büyükberber. The metaverse is becoming highly popular, and for good reason: it provides an amazing platform for developing one-of-a-kind experiences and brand-new realities. Our session will introduce you to the concepts of the metaverse and why they are becoming so important in how we communicate and create art, as well as how you create.
We will be talking with two artists about their work and how they have incorporated the new virtual reality concept into their works.
* This seminar is for free. Participation is limited to 120 people and the entrance invitations can be obtained 1 hour before the event from Akbank Sanat Info Desk. Events will be held in Turkish.
Gözde Mutluer
Born in 1991, Gözde Mutluer is an actress, videographer, and painter. She studied at Marmara University, Faculty of Fine Arts - Cinema and Television. In her artworks, she primarily focuses on glances and uncanny eye contact which she considers to be the mediators to reflect human feelings and expressions. In 2021, she co-founded Disyon and has been curating the platform ever since.
Can Büyükberber
Can Büyükberber is a visual artist working on immersive audiovisual experiences blurring boundaries between physical and digital spaces. His practice consists of experiments with various media such as virtual/augmented reality, projection mapping, geodesic domes, large-scale displays and digital fabrication. Driven by an interdisciplinary thinking and curiosity which extends to art, design and science, Buyukberber’s work often focuses on human perception, exploring new methods for non-linear narratives, geometrical order, synergetics and emergent forms.
With a background in Physics and Design, has received his Master's Degree in Art & Technology from San Francisco Art Institute as a Fulbright Scholar, has been selected to Autodesk Pier 9 and Adobe AR Artist Residencies. His audiovisual works have been exhibited in museums, galleries and media art festivals around the world, including ZKM, Karlsruhe; Ars Electronica, Linz; SAT, Montreal; Sonar D+, Barcelona; California Academy of Sciences, Exploratorium and Dolby Gallery in San Francisco; Akbank Sanat, Istanbul; Art Futura, Rome; MUTEK.JP, Tokyo; BFI Film Festival, London; ZeroSpace, New York City; collaborations with musical artists such as Grammy-Award winning rock band Tool, Shigeto and Czech Philharmonic Orchestra.
Ecem Dilan Köse
She is a conceptual contemporary artist with deeply ingrained roots in the architectural discipline and generative art. She produces by using digital tools in the context of concept method relationship.
In her effort to make sense of the world and the universe; Ecem created an artistic approach that encapsulates the interplay of similarities between organic textures and digital data. Her holistic style breaks down artificial distinctions in information processing as she carefully interweaves digital and natural data to process it as a whole.
She heralds a new world of knowledge where the rigid fragmentations of duality fade as humans reach out to their inner core and unveil the long-omitted code of unity. Arguing that the future can be compatible with human nature with the integration of technology and organic materials, Ecem deals with the subjects contrive with by examining the present, future and historical processes.
As an artist that defies artistic classification's narrow boundaries, she has been expressing her creative energy in many fields, digital art installations, AI, VR, sculptures and conventional artwork, audiovisual performances.
She plays an active role in the NFT world by using blockchain technology for the protection and ownership of her artworks that maintain her production in Istanbul.