Berka Beste Kopuz was born on October 22, 1995.

She completed her undergraduate education in 2017 at the Painting Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts at Marmara University.

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The artist produces in a multidisciplinary style and focuses on the layered relationship established with the place by working on urban history, the memory of space, and archival studies.

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In her research processes, which mostly start from urban history and archival documents, she incorporates the importance of the memory of space into her practice. Believing that one of the most important characteristics of cities is that they cannot be completely destroyed and always bear traces of their past, the artist seeks these traces in the city and questions the re-existence of the old with the new.

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The artist pays attention to making her works interactive, aiming to involve the audience in the center of her works. She strives to make this relationship visible through the interactive installations specific to the environments she creates.

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Her works have been exhibited in both domestic and international platforms such as Mamut Art Project 2017, BASE 2017, CAPTCHA Design Festival, Mixer, Space Debris, and Şehre BAK. In November 2019, she opened her first solo exhibition titled "Kazıklıköy" at Versus Art Project.

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In 2020, she was included in the Istanbul Architecture and Urban Studies Academy, and in 2022, she participated in the Istanbul Biennial Work and Research Program.

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In addition to her personal work, the artist also collaborates with Arek Qadrra. The duo's first duo-solo exhibition titled “Batarken Güneş Ardından Tepelerin” will be opened at Kasa Gallery in 2024.

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Currently, she is preparing for her solo exhibition titled "Toprak Biriktirir Geçmişi II" which will open in November 2024 at Merdiven Art Space.

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She currently lives in Istanbul and continues her work in her studio.

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Solo Exhibition:

2024 "Soil Saves Memory / Toprak Biriktirir Geçmişi", Merdiven Art Space, Istanbul 

2019 "Kazıklıköy", Versus Art Project, Istanbul

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Group Exhibitions:

2024  "ALİKEV Genç Sanatçı Fonu Merak Sergisi", Karşı Sanat, Istanbul

2024 “Yeni Bir Kuşak, Yeni Bir İmge/Metafor Dünyası”, Arkas Sanat Alaçatı Museum, İzmir
2024 “Crossroads”, Art On Galeri, Istanbul

2023 “İnatçı Kent, Dirençli Doğa”, Artweeks Akaretler, Istanbul

2023 "KarmaComa", Anna Laudel Gallery, Bodrum Zai, Bodrum

2021 "Fluid Dynamics", Versus Art Gallery, Istanbul

2021 "Insan Boslugu, Bosluk Insanı Sekillendirir", Art-Pick, HAN Spaces, Istanbul

2020 "Suyun Taksimi", Taksim Republic Gallery, Istanbul

2019 "Emergency", Sehre BAK, Online 

2018 "Wall, Paper, Scissors", Space Debris-Orjin Art, Istanbul

2018 "Troia the Land of Dreams", Archaeology Museum, Darphane-i Amire, Istanbul

2018 "Troia the Land of Dreams", Piri Reis Museum, Canakkale

2018 "A J AR", Catkapı, Istanbul

2017 "BASE", Galata Greek Primary School, Istanbul

2017 "CAPTCHA DesignFestival, Mannheim/Germany

2017 "Black Box", Mixer Gallery, IStanbul

2017 "Marmara University 7th International  Triennial", Kare Gallery, Istanbul

2017 "Mamut Art Project", KüçükçiftlikPark, Istanbul

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Duo Artist-Exhibition:

2024 (Solo) "Batarken Güneşin Ardında Tepelerin", Kasa Galeri, Istanbul 

2020 "Gallery Space+D", Sonar Istanbul, Digilogue, Zorlu PSM

 

Workshops: 

2024 “Concrete Sculpture Workshop,” Clubhouse Bebek

2024 “Concrete Sculpture Workshop: Stairs”, Pera Museum

2024 “Reading/Examining the City's Hidden Memory with Textiles,” Pera Museum 2024 “Creative Collage: New Artistic Expressions with Color Palettes,” Pera Museum 2023 “An Archival Look at the City: Once Upon a Time,” Pera Museum

2023 “Sounds of the City: Collective Map Making,” Pera Museum

2023 “An Alternative Istanbul: Collage with Photographs,” Pera Museum

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Certificate Program: 

2020 1Aura Istanbul Architecture and Urban Studies Academy", Fall Semester 2020

 

Seminars: 

2023 “Explorations in Urban Topography: Discovering the Invisible Layers of the City through Visual Narratives,” Özyeğin University Urban and Architecture Graduate Program (Speaker)

2021 “Artistic Productions through the City, Housing, and Traces,” Özyeğin University Urban and Architecture Graduate Program (As Speaker)

 

Research Program: 

2022 “Istanbul Biennial - Study and Research Program,” IKSV

 

Residences: 

2023 "Daire Art Guest Artist Program", Daire Sanat,  March - May