Damla Ozdemir

I was born in 1984 in Istanbul, graduated in Advertising and Motion Pictures – TV. During my university studies I got to know stop motion animation and digital arts.

Since my childhood I have used all my strength and ability to express myself adequately in various ways. I wrote, drew, chose silence, touched, cut, sewed and combined; I always expressed myself. This was a natural way to get things out of my system, out of my mind. Others called it creation while for me it was more of a download. Through infinite cyberspace, I use materials that I collect, mix, mess, and integrate into forms. I use it all; eliminating its true meaning and finding new meanings, or meaningless forms. These thoughts are a form of attack of free hysteria. The machinery behind creation: my subconscious, who tells me exactly what to do.

Now, I am on my way to finding my motivation for progress in life. The collage is my only inspiration between the world of dreams and real life. Because I can shape real photographic pieces combined with the imaginative world of my mind.

2018

• Tierra de Hambre, Es.Arte Gallery, Marbella
• No Necesito Silencio 4th Solo Exhibition at White Lab Gallery, Madrid
• “First Round” Banu & Hakan Carmikli Collection Exhibition, Istanbul

2017

• Free Speech Zone Solo Exhibition at Gallery İlayda, İstanbul
• Feria Dada Group Exhibition at Tigomigo Gallery, Barcelona – Spain
• Gaia Gallery Group Exhibition curated by Marcus Graf, İstanbul
• Celebrating 25th years of Gallery İlayda Group Exhibition, İstanbul
• ODTÜ University Art Festival’18, Ankara
• Pinea Linea de Costa Artist Residency Group Exhibition, Cadiz – Spain

2016

• Summer Collective II Group Exhibition, Gallery Ilayda
• Luciano Benetton, Group Exhibition, Imago Mundi Art
• ‘Dream’ Group Exhibition, Hub Gallery
• Las Plumes Gallery, Group Exhibition, Beirut
• The Mixup Global Project, Group Exhibition, Beirut, Cape Town, Istanbul, Los Angeles, London, Medellin

2015

• ‘Minor Sabotage’ Solo Exhibition, Gallery Ilayda
• “The Space of All Functions”, The Wrong / New Digital art Biennale
• Contemporary Istanbul International Art Fair’15
• Summer Collective Group Exhibition, Gallery Ilayda
• ‘Sözler: Barış Manço’ Group Exhibition, Galatasaray Museum

2014

• Contemporary Istanbul International Art Fair’14
• Merz 3.000 – The Future is Collage, Group Exhibition
• Themeless Group Exhibition – Contactless, Gallery Ilayda
• Kloster, Group Exhibition

2013

• Fresh Flesh Solo Exhbition, Gallery Ilayda
• Contemporary Istanbul International Art Fair’13
• Themeless Group Exhibition – Contactless, Gallery Ilayda

2012

• Contemporary Istanbul International Art Fair’12
• Cut and Paste Group Exhibition, Gallery Ilayda

2011

• Dimension X Group Exhibition, Soda Gallery
• Gram, Solo Exhibition, Independent art space for young artist
• Holy Art, Group Exhibition, Art place for young artists

2010

• Edisyon Gallery, An exhibition space for independent creators.
• The X Supersitions Group Exhibition, Torino & İstanbul International Festival of Art