About Me:

I would define myself as a keen observer, exploring my surroundings and trying to understand the rules of nature had always been intriguing for me. This is why I have always had an enthusiasm to study science and engineering. In this process, I mistakenly denied my passion to draw, design and paint. I started my undergraduate study in Sabanci University as an engineer in an effort to understand the fundamentals of physics, techniques used for modelling the physical laws of the universe and above all, how it becomes possible to manipulate our environment in the cause of solving humankinds’ problems. It was a mind opening adventure. I leant physics and chemistry, how to use coding as an efficient tool, even how to manipulate robot arms. Meanwhile learning materials to their last detail; I learnt how they interact with their surroundings, with light. What cause any material to be colorful, why leaves look green, but metals look grey, how we utilize mechanical sensors to interpret the surroundings like our biological sensors. Satisfying my curiosity regarding understanding the basics of cosmos and human nature, came with more philosophical questions to be answered. I am now committed to pursue those answers through the methods of arts. 

Taking lectures from the Visual Arts program during my education, I found opportunities to learn the basics of visual language, drawing, painting, and 3D-modelling. Results were way beyond my expectations. I found myself very ambitious and competitive about learning the methods of visual communication, trying to understand how to observe and reflect my surroundings and my imagination, while discovering my own style and artistic vison. I believe these made me start seeing the world from the eye of an artist. Besides the joy of learning a completely different way of self-expression, I must admit that the process of trying to understand even the very basics of visual arts while discovering your capabilities can be backbreaking and stressful. These struggles offered opportunities to focus on my individuality and discover who I really am, an unparalleled experience I consider myself lucky to have had.

Throughout my gap year, I realize I started showing interest on philosophy and therefore many other subjects to delve into through my art practice: like the human nature, biology of our brains and human perception, artificial intelligence and machine learning, human psychology, our behavioral evolution and the illusion of free will, emergence of different cultures, different ways of communication in history, emergence of languages and so on. For this course, I want to focus on "artificial intelligence" and obviously its artistic applications, throughout this semester.