Ebru Özseçen

Ebru Özseçen (born 1971) is a contemporary Turkish artist whose work includes urban interventions, sculptures, photography, video and film installations, and drawings. Based in Europe, her practice often explores the psychological and sociological relationships between body and space, frequently incorporating elements of architecture and design.

Early life and education Born in İzmir, Turkey, Özseçen went to various schools to hone her craft as an artist. She graduated from the Interior Architecture and Environmental Design Department, School of Architecture, at Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey, in 1994. Özseçen graduated from the same university with a master's degree from the Department of Fine Arts and the Institute of Economics and Social Sciences in 1996.

Artwork and professional life Özseçen is based in Europe. Şerbet (1999–2010): A film depicting a stack of Burma baklava with syrup pouring off the sides in the form of a skyscraper. Şerbet, Turkish sugar water, is constantly circulated to keep the dessert wet. Özseçen displayed the film on a loop to signify eternal love. Jawbreaker (2009): In this photograph, Özseçen snapped a shot the moment a candy ball was almost in the subject's mouth. She saw the mouth and the jawbreaker as one, a submissive fetish, where the jawbreaker must be removed from the mouth to allow for breathing.

Exhibitions participated in

Ebru Özseçen has participated in these exhibitions: 1996 The Other, Findikli, Antrepo, Istanbul 1996 Deterritoralization, TÜYAP Tepebasi, Istanbul 1996 Dorm, Bilkent University Girl's Dorm, Ankara (solo) 1996 Kehanet, Bilkent University, Ankara 1996 You have the Midas touch, Macka Art Gallery, Istanbul 1997 The Big Blue, Coins, London 1997 Biennial of Young Artists of Europe and Mediterranean, Kapelitahdas, Helsinki 1997 Biennial of Young Artists of Europe and Mediterranean, Cavelerizza, Torino 1997 On life, beauty, translation and other difficulties..., The 5th Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul 1998 Open Ateliers, Rijksakademie, Amsterdam 1998 Scar, Netherlands Architecture Institute, Rotterdam 1998 Iskorpit, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin 1999 Iskorpit, Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe 1999 17th World Wide Video Festival, Melkweg Cafe, Amsterdam 1999 Passion and Wave, The 6th International Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul 1999 Out of Nowhere, Artotek, Schidam/Leiden/ CBK, Dordrecht 1999 Arguments, Centre d'Art Contemporain, Geneve 2000 Friends and Neighbours, Limerick Biennial Ev+A, Limerick 2000 Arguments, Atatürk Cultural Center, Istanbul 2000 Springtime, Nikolaj Art Center, Copenhagen 2000 Strange Home, Kestner Museum, Hannover 2000 Das Lied von Der Erde, Museum Fridericianum, Kassel 2000 Ex Lux, Kunsthalle Tirol, Tirol 2000 Living The Island, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Busan 2000 City, Science and Technology Museum, Coimbra (solo) 2001 Les Interieur du Monde, Zaanstad Museum, Zaanstad 2001 Unlimited, nl-4, De Appel Foundation, Amsterdam 2001 The Big Blue, Tate Modern, London 2001 Locus Focus, Sonsbeek 9, Arnhem 2001 Graham, Özseçen, Trockel, Milchoff, Nürnberg 2001 Trans Sexual Express, Barcelona Triennale, Barcelona 2001 Regrets Reveries Changing Skies, Karsi Sanat, Istanbul 2001 Metropolis Now, Borusan Art Center, Istanbul 2001 Sugar Top Girl, Henry Urbach Architecture, New York (solo) 2002 Anniversary Show, Henry Urbach Architecture, NewYork 2002 Armory, Henry Urbach Architecture, New York 2002 Iconografias Metropolitanas, São Paulo Biennial, São Paulo 2002 Time: Nature, Galerie Tanya Rumpff, Haarlem 2002 Latent Space, Netherlands Architecture Institute, Rotterdam 2002 Time Light, Whistable Biennial, Whistable 2002 Metropolis Now, Reine Sofia Museum, Madrid 2002 Individual Geographies Global Maps, Nisantasi, Istanbul (public space) 2003 Shadows and Ghosts, Platform, Istanbul 2003 In den Schluchten des Balkan: Eine Reportage, Museum Fridericianum, Kassel 2004 Liste 04, Galerist, Basel 2004 Fading Lace, Plantage Kerklaan 30, Amsterdam (public space) 2004 Love it or Leave it, Vth Cetinje Biennial, Cetinje 2004 Les Points du Jour, Pont de Versailles, Paris (public space) 2005 o.T. [ City IV ], Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst, Leipzig 2006 Master Works of Media Art _ ZKM Collection, ZKM, Karlsruhe 2007 Inbetweeness, Ex Carceri del Complesso di San Michele a Ripa, Roma 2007 Modern and Beyond, Santral Istanbul, Istanbul 2007 Türkisch Delight, Städtische Galerie Backnang, Backnang 2007 Türkisch Delight, Städtische Galerie Nordhorn, Nordhorn 2007 Slow Space Fast Pace, Cork Art Trial, Cork (public space) 2008 Paradise Revealed : Reanimation of Place, The Pine's Garden St.Margaret's Bay, Kent (public space) 2008 Paradise Revealed : Reanimation of Place, The Charlton Shopping Centre Parking, Dover (public space) 2008 Old News 4, Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis 2008 Mahrem: Footnotes on Veiling, TANAS, Berlin 2008 Food For Thought, U-Turn Satellite Exhibitions, Stege Sukkerfabrik, Møn 2008 Who Killed The Painting?, Neues Museum, Nuernberg 2009 Embarkation, Town Centre Sign Boards, Dover (solo) 2009 Library Presentation, Dover Library, Dover Discovery Centre, Dover (solo) 2009 Who Killed The Painting?, Weserburg Museum Fuer Moderne Kunst, Bremen 2009 Coastal Currents, The Reading Room, 12 Claremont, Hastings 2009 Jawbreaker, Edition Block, Berlin (solo) 2010 Intriguing Pictures, Steinle Contemporary, Munich 2010 Starter, ARTER, Istanbul 2010 KISMET, TANAS, Berlin (solo) 2011 La Donna è Mobile, Maçka Modern, Istanbul 2011 Multipliziern ist Menschlich: 45 Jahre Edition Block 1966 – 2011, Edition Block, Berlin 2011 Art Beat Istanbul, Lütfi Kırdar Convention and Exhibition Centre, Istanbul 2011 Dream and Reality, Istanbul Modern, Istanbul 2011 Zwölf im Zwölften, TANAS, Berlin 2012 True Love Soul Mate, Rampa, Istanbul (solo) 2012 The Fertile Crescent, Mason Gross Galleries, New Brunswick, New Jersey 2014 Rainproof Ideas & More Editions, Edition Block, Berlin 2015 Challenging Identitites, Concordia, Enschede 2015 Symbiosis for Maxforum, Maxforum, Munich 2015 Histories and Stories, Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin 2017 Symbiosis, The Visual Science of Art, Humboldt University, School of Mind and Brain, Berlin 2019 Age of Gold , Galeri Nev, Ankara 2020 On Celestial Bodies, Arter, İstanbul 2022 This Play, Arter, İstanbul 2022 Beyoğlu in Purgatory, Chamber of Architecture, İstanbul 2023 Drei Hubwagen und ein Blatt Papier, Neues Museum, Nuernberg

Collections housing artwork

Collection Block, Møn/Berlin B.A.C.O.B. Collection, Brussels Rijksakademie, Amsterdam Science and Technology Museum, Coimbra Podesta Collection, Washington, D.C. Opymos Collection, Istanbul ZKM, Karlsruhe Vehbi Koç Contemporary Art Collection, Istanbul Source: