I was born in 1978 in Istanbul, Turkey, during an era of violent chaos and military coup in which thousands of people, mostly intellectuals, were imprisoned for their ideas on social justice. Growing up in this politically and ideologically charged environment kept me close to the threat of death and in tune with what was going on around me, influencing and inspiring my work. It was never easy for me to express my feelings through words partly due to my female identity, as well as the strict leadership of the developing Muslim country that I grew up in.

The possibility of sudden loss, people's brutal approach to their surroundings and society's aggressiveness urge me to create. Exploring the continuous struggle and the eternal order of our universe, I use multiples and repetition to undermine hierarchical relationship between objects. The work resonates as a theatrical extension of daily life, where a viewer becomes performer, reminding us that we all have roles to fill in society. Simplicity is pivotal for what I intend: I like the work to be open to different interpretations, given all the diverse qualities of each one of the viewers. If the results are disturbing, that is because life itself is in general disturbing.

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