Ayçesu Duran

Ayçesu Duran (b. 1992 Fethiye, Turkey) is a Turkish artist currently living and working in Istanbul. Her practice examines the various ways in which humankind attempts to make sense of the absurdity of existence and the laws of nature through man-made objects and systems. She points to individual and collective misinterpretations by juxtaposing, mass-produced items, products of the earth or of animals, and figures of speech in peculiarly poetic sculptural assemblages. Her body of works subtly interconnect with recurring elements and constitute a complex family tree. Duran completed her BA degree in sculpture at the Slade School of Fine Art, London in 2016 and opened her first solo exhibition “Three Days Two Nights” at Pilot Gallery, Istanbul in 2019. Some of her group shows include; Curriculum Vitae, sub, Canakkale (2019), Midnight Cinema, Harlesden High Street, London (2017), Decadence, DAS Art Project, Istanbul (2017) and the good life, Market Peckham, London (2017).