Merve Dündar explore the intricate dynamics between the inner world and the external environment, investigating the boundaries and interactions between the individual self and the social self, along with the fundamental concepts of self and reality. She examines how social norms and the external world perceived through the senses, shape one's sense of self and perception of reality. Drawing from her personal introspection, she endeavors to communicate shared human feelings and experiences. The core of her artistic expression revolves around the themes of gaze and the power of language. While employing diverse techniques, paper and its various forms stand as her primary artistic mediums. Repetition and the rhythm derived from it serve as the foundational elements of her work, representing an attempt to capture the rhythm between the inner and outer selves.
Education
2012 - 2016
2015
1986 - 1990
MA, Master of Plastic Arts, Graduate school of Social Sciences, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
"Irina Nakhova" Workshop at Salzburg International Summer Academy of Fine Arts
BoÄŸaziçi University, Economics
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
2019
2022
"Which One is Heavy Which One is Real", Galeri Bu, Ä°stanbul
"The Wave in the Mind", Mixer Project Room, Ä°stanbul
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023
2022
2022
2021
2021
2020
2019
2019
2019
2019
2019
2019
2018
2018
2018
2018
2016
2015
2014
"Reading Meaning", Curator: Sevda Süzer, Starting from The Middle, ArtÄ°stanbul Feshane, Ä°stanbul
Who She / She Who, Galeri Merkür, Ä°stanbul
"Psytic", Taksim Sanat, Ä°stanbul
“Intervention” The Artisan Istanbul Otel, Istanbul
"Confrontation", Curator: Marcus Graf, Pera Müzesi, Istanbul
"Step Istanbul", Galeri Bu, Istanbul
"Artweeks@Akaretler" artSumer ile, Istanbul
"Standard, Curator: Melike Bayık, Adas, Istanbul
"Standard", Curator: Melike Bayık, Eldem Sanat Alanı, Eskişehir
"Uzak GeçmiÅŸ Zaman" Renart, Istanbul
"Ayn-ı Galip" Galip Project-Pasaj, Istanbul
Kadınlar YaÅŸasın Diye, Kadın Cinayetlerini Durduracağız Platformu, Sosyal Sorumluluk Projesi, Karga Art – Istanbul
"Bir Yaz Gecesi Rüyası",Casa Dell'Arte Art50 ile, Bodrum
"Dinamo 3", Swissotel Büyük Efes, Izmir
"Gang" by Sanayi Project, Ä°stanbul
"TeÅŸbihte Hata Olmaz", Mixer, Istanbul
"Out of the Way" Artist 2017 İstanbul Sanat Fuarı, Galeri Bu ile, Istanbul
"Dinamo 2", Swissotel Büyük Efes, Ä°zmir
"Yeditepe de Zaman IV-Çok Sesli Yaklaşımlar", Ekavart Gallery, Ä°stanbul