Kaan Sezgin, 2026

Starting with photography, my artistic practice has evolved beyond the boundaries of the two-dimensional image into a process-oriented, multi-layered structure. By using photography as a point of departure and integrating sound, video, text, and found objects, I re-map geography and human interaction within the liminal space between document and fiction, memory and the contemporary. I conceive art not merely as a way of seeing but as a multi-sensory field of experience, aiming to transform the viewer from a static observer into an active participant through layers of perception.

In my work, I maintain a flexible framework where the final outcome is not predetermined, allowing the subject to transform throughout the production process. This borderless structure opens up space for me to develop new tools and structures based on the needs of the narrative, turning every stage of making into a ‘playground’ and a ground for dialogue where new questions and practices are tested. This approach fosters a democratic viewing space that invites engagement rather than passive observation. My spatial designs manifest as living forms that reflect temporal flow and the evolution of the process, inviting the audience to become an integral part of this ongoing transformation.


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Exhibition

Solo Exhibitions

2026
Just Arrived: Here, There, Over There, Yüzonbir, Istanbul

2025
Just Arrived: Here, There, Over There, Bayetav Sanat, Izmir
Just Arrived: Here, There, Over There, A Cisterna, Museum of Corsica, Corte
Just Arrived: Here, There, Over There, Ka Space, Ankara

2024
Endless Landscapes, Bilsart Project, Istanbul

Group Exhibitions

2026
Petrikor, Müze Evliyagil, Ankara
At Peace and On Fire: A Selection From Tansa Mermerci Collection
, Art Weeks Istanbul, Istanbul
The Sun Never Saw a Shadow, Galeri Siyah Beyaz & Ka Space, Ankara

2025
Baselected, Base Istanbul, Istanbul

2024
A Collector’s Story Taviloğlu Collection Exhibition, Liquor Factory, Istanbul
New Lands, Arkas Sanat Alaçatı, Izmir

2023
Beyond Space, Simbart Project, Istanbul
Photoville Festival, Hudson River Park, New York

2022
Reimage: Morning After Dark, Kairos Gallery, Istanbul
Young, Fresh, Different, Zilberman Gallery, Istanbul

2021
Temas, Darağaç Collective, Izmir

2018
Bölünmüş Temsil, Uniq Gallery, Istanbul
Fail Book, Poşe, Istanbul
Düşler Ülkesi: Troya, Darphane-i Amire Archaeology Museum, Istanbul
Düşler Ülkesi: Troya, Piri Reis Museum, Çanakkale

2017
Base Exhibition, Galata Greek School, Istanbul
No Lab Made in Türkiye, Hasköy Yün Fabrikası, Istanbul

2016
A Case from Afar, Kyron Gallery, Amsterdam, NL

2015
Young Photographer Awards, Mixer Gallery, Istanbul
Transparency of Evil or Looking to the Other, Kare Art Gallery, Istanbul

2014
Mamut Art Project, Küçük Çiftlik Park, Istanbul

2013
Beyond Experience, Pera Museum, Istanbul

Awards

2024
First Prize Scholarship, Der Greif Magazine Guest Room, Munich, DE
Jury: Christiane Monarchi (founder of Hapax Magazine) and Eva Eicker (curator)

2015
First Prize, Young Photographer Awards, The American Turkish Society, New York, US
Jury: Sandra Phillips (former Curator of Photography at SFMOMA)

Performance & Screenings

2026
Borderless Art Books Days, Salt Galata, Istanbul, TR
Interactive ice-cube-shaped photo-book sculpture presentation of “Seesaw: What I Heard and Saw”

2024
Der Greif Magazine Guest Room, Der Greif Magazine, Munich, DE
Online exhibition under the title “Wortbildsalat / word-image-salad.”

2022
Crisp The Artist Residency Project, School of Visual Arts, New York, US
Online exhibition

2018
To Relive The Evening Show: Aslı Erdoğan, Les Rencontres de la Photographie, Arles, FR
Screening with a reading of a chapter from Aslı Erdoğan’s book “Even Silence Is No Longer Yours” by Rachida Brakni (18:07–18:20 & 20:52–21:11)

2012
Interdisciplinary Art Performance, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, TR
A two-hour portable photography studio performance in the faculty garden with twenty-one artists from different disciplines of the fine arts faculty.

Atelier & Residency

2026
MEDIAE 2025/26 Online Masterclass on Transmedia Storytelling with Salvatore Vitale
PhMuseum, Bologna, IT
2024
TamART Artist Residency Program Fall’24
Institut Français Türkiye, Corsica, FR
Open Studio Artist Residency Program Spring’24
Daire Sanat, Istanbul, TR
2023
Portfolio Review with Tom Booth Woodger
Ka Photography Atelier, Ankara, TR
2022
The Artist Residency Project
School of Visual Arts, New York, US
2018
Resource Utopia Long Term Photography And Video Project Workshop with Andrea Rost and Michael Biedowich
Goethe Institute, Istanbul
2017
Photobook Workshop with Kazuma Obara
FUAM, Istanbul
2016
Recognition of Image: Concept and Self with Ahmet Elhan & Murat Germen
Open Dialogue, Istanbul
Commissions

2026
İSTANBUL74, Mutter: The Diary of a Mother (dir. Alphan Eşeli)
Creative on-set photography and documentation for the film, developed as a forthcoming photobook
2023
MUBI, Time to Love (1967, dir. Metin Erksan)
The revisit and photography of the places in the movie to promote the movie’s 65th year

2017
XOXO Mag, Story for the Istanbul Biennale titled “A Good Neighbour”

Publications

2025
Just Arrived: Here, There, Over There exhibition catalogue, Ka Space, Ankara

2022
Young, Fresh, Different exhibition catalogue, Zilberman Gallery, Istanbul

2018
Interview, Based Istanbul

2017
Photo Essay, XOXO Mag

2014
Mamut Art Project exhibition catalogue