Ceren Erdem
Ceren Erdem is an Istanbul-based curator who has worked on exhibitions and publications internationally. Some of her projects include Tack, Limb, Ilizarov, Depo, Istanbul (2023); All Else Is Far (2021) and Ad Infinitum (2019), Dirimart, Istanbul; Inverse Grayscale, Pasinger Fabrik, Munich (2016); Istanbul. Passion, Joy, Fury, Fondazione MAXXI, Rome (2015); Water Knows All My Secrets, Pratt Manhattan Gallery (2015) and Private Matters, apexart (2014), New York.
Erdem has taken full-time roles at Dirimart, (Istanbul), Tina Kim Gallery (New York), British Council Turkey (Istanbul), and Istanbul Biennial. Erdem received her MA in Modern Art: Critical and Curatorial Studies at Columbia University, New York, MFA in Visual Arts - Visual Communication Design at Sabancı University, Istanbul, and BSc in Industrial Product Design at Istanbul Technical University.
Bilge Kalfa
Bilge Kalfa is a Berlin-based architect, adjunct professor at Berlin International University, and owner of Bilge Kalfa Architecture. Kalfa’s expertise covers all phases of architectural and interior design, along with furniture design that emphasises natural, cyclical materials. A graduate of Istanbul Technical University’s Faculty of Architecture with a bachelor’s and master’s degree, she also co-owns The Keep, an artisanal rug company.
In 2010, she received a national architectural prize for the group project imkanmekan. She has completed numerous projects in Istanbul and Berlin, including the renowned Moda Sahnesi and Theater Hall at Boğaziçi University, with her former business partner. Her approach aims to honour the interconnectedness of life and the environment as much as possible.
