Ayşe Erkmen

* 1949 in Istanbul, Turkey
lives in Berlin und Istanbul

Based on the social and physical environment from which they arise , Erkmen’s projects intervene with and transpose an existing structure/situation, often creating ambiguous spaces by intertwining life and art in her works and slightly transposing or re-routing everyday spaces, objects, situations and relationships. Ayşe Erkmen’s site and situation specific interventions refer to socialization models that unfold reality to create a space in which the artwork can only be completed by the viewer/participant. Erkmen’s works have been exhibited in many international exhibitions including the 2^nd, 3^rd and 13^th Istanbul Biennials, the Turkish Pavilion at the 54^th Venice Biennial, Münster Sculpture Project 1997 and 2017, Shanghai, Berlin, Kwangju, Sharjah and Scape biennials, Manifesta 1 and Folkestone and Echigo Tsumari triennials