e-mail: bilalyilmazstudio@gmail.com
Education
2011-2018
MA Product Design, Istanbul Technical University
2009-2010
Perception in Design with Prof. John Thompson , Binghamton University
2008-2010
Metal Casting in Sculpture with Prof. Jim Stark, Binghamton University
2006-2010
BS Information Systems Engineering, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul
BS Computer Science, Binghamton University, New York
Exhibition & Project
2024
“Purposeless Machines”(Installation & Educational Program ), Istanbul Modern, January (until September 2024)
2023
Unseen - BackStage Tour (Experience Design), Creative Director & Designer, Zorlu Performance Art Center, Istanbul, January-April
Craftsmanship In Kütahya (Research), Pera Museum, Kütahya-Turkiye, May
No Water No Hope (Text-Graffiti), Circular-4 Art Festival, Mersin-Turkiye, June
Elhamra (Sculpture), “Future Memories” group exhibition, Pera Museum, Istanbul, October
“Technology and Craft: Effect and affect of Craft in society” (Conference), CraftHub EU, OsloMet-Norway, November 2023
DevConnect_Istanbul ( Light Ambience Design), Etherium Foundation, ICC-Istanbul, November
“ Craftsmanship in Ayvalık - Unesco SWOT Analysis” (Workshop), Ayvalık Municipality, Ayvalık-Turkiye, November 2023
2022
“Shadows Of Crafts - Ayvalık” (Light-Sound-Shadow installation), Gate27, Istanbul, April-May
“Dirt Is The Color Of Labor” (Installation), Gazhane Museum, Istanbul, June
“Dirt Is The Color Of Labor” (Installation), Santral Museum, Istanbul, June
Creative-Crafts: Artist Residency Program, Co-creator and Co-director, Gate 27, Istanbul, June - July
CraftNet-Skopje , Residency (Research, Workshop, Installation), Kontrapunkt, North Macedonia, June-July
CraftNet-Prizren, Craft Research in Prizren-Kosova, as the guest of DokuFest, August
“Cycle II” (Kinetic Object), “On A Beam Of Light” group exhibition, Taksim Sanat, Istanbul, November
Participatory Action Research on Crafts, Bilgi University - Architecture Department, Istanbul, Fall Semester
2021
Creative - Craft Program for Istanbul Design Museum, Concept and Program Design, May-August
Hadrian Lights (site-specific kinetic light installation), Open Air Art Space, 6th Kaleici Oldtown Festival, Antalya, October
“Serial Craft” (public space kinetic installation), Yanköşe Contemporary Art Project, Istanbul, June-December
2020
Creative-Craft Platform (hybrid-collective participatory production system for creatives and crafts), Concept and System Design
“Craftsmanship In Ayvalık” (Residency - Research - Publication - Installation), GATE-27, Ayvalık, July-August
2019
“Memories of Objects” (Sculpture), “Green Mold” group exhibition, Mixer Gallery, Istanbul, January
City Stage (Concept-Product Design & Co-Production), LABattoir, Greece, May
Arte-Util Library Hub (Concept-Product Design), ArtBox, Greece, July
Distorted Nature - “one night installation”, Anahit Stage, 16th Istanbul Biennial Parallel Event, Istanbul, September
“Sandmen: Dreaming in/of Europe” (Stage Design), Goethe-Institute & LABattoir, Thessaloniki, Greece, October
Unity (Installation - AudioVisual Performance), Freiraum & Goethe-Institute, Thessaloniki, Greece, October
Crafted In Istanbul, Genetics Codes of Turkish Design (Group Exhibition), Istanbul Airport, Istanbul, December
2018
Crafted In Istanbul, featured in Tania Bruguera’ s archive of Arte Útil, January
Unesco Istanbul Design City - Craft Program (Concept Design), March-June
“Memories of The Home” (Installation), Swiss House Project (Residence Artist), MGLC, Slovenia, February
Fireflies (Installation), “Plural Istanbul Media”(Archive Exhibition), Depo, Istanbul, February
Mutual - Art Collective (Founder), Istanbul, March
The Spirits - “one night installation”, Mixer Gallery, Istanbul, March
Butterfly (Installation), “Svetlobna Gverila-Colors”, 12th Light & Art Festival, Slovenia, May
Picnic Inventions (Concept-Product Design), “Teren: Experimental Space”, ProstoRoz, Slovenia, May
Cycle (New Media), “Art Theorema - Imago Mundi Highlights 2018”, Permanent Collection-Gallerie delle Prigioni, Italy, August
Butterfly (Installation), “The New New”, 3rd Artecitya Art | Science | Technology Festival, Greece, September
2017
Memories Of The Objects (Installation), ‘Made in Türkiye’ (Group Exhibition), Istanbul, April
Aura (Lighting Design), ökoRAUSCH Design Festival (Group Exhibition), MAKK , Germany, May
Arabesque (Installation), Tovarna Rižarna Marihuana (Group Exhibition), Slovenia, June
Blue Corner – ROG (Collective Space Design), Slovenia, July
‘Dirty Box’ (New Media), 15th Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul, September
Spiral (Light Installation), Across the Line (Group Exhibition), DigiLogue, Istanbul, November
2016
‘Dirty Box’ (New Media), ‘Past, in Each of its Moments, be Citable’ (Group Exhibition), Depo, Istanbul, June
Spider (Installation), Floating Castle Festival, Slovenia, July
Salon (Stage Design), Transforma Festival – ROG, Slovenia, August
Hope (Stage Design), Bogazici University Resistance Festival, Istanbul, October
2015
Soldiery on Pedal (Crowd funding project), Istanbul, February
2014
Boynuz (Furniture Design), 2nd Istanbul Design Biennial, Istanbul, December
Crafted In Istanbul (Action Project), 2nd Istanbul Design Biennial, Istanbul, December
2013
Crafted in Istanbul - Collective (Co-founder), Istanbul, March
2012
Craftsmanship In Istanbul - Research, Istanbul, February
Olmazisler – Design Collective (Co-founder), Istanbul, September
2011
Open Studio - Collective Art & Design Studio (Founder), Bogazici University, Istanbul, March
Istanbul Design Week ‘11 (Participant), Istanbul, October
2010
Studio Works (Group Exhibition), Binghamton-NY, May
Hulda - ArtScist International Competition (Group Exhibition), Tophane-i Amire, Istanbul, September
Istanbul Design Week’10 (Participant), Istanbul, October
Talk / Workshop / Lecture
“ Craftsmanship in Ayvalık - Unesco SWOT Analysis” (Workshop), Ayvalık Municipality, Ayvalık-Turkiye, November 2023
“ Technology and Craft: Effect and affect of Craft in society” (Conference), CraftHub EU, OsloMet-Norway, November 2023
“Creative Craft Platform: Building Creative Communities and Networks Around Crafts” (Masterclass), Boğaziçi Ayvalık Schools, Ayvalık-Turkiye, September 2023
“Participatory Action Research - Craft Net” (Academic Lecture), Bilgi University - Architecture Department, Istanbul, Fall Semester (2022)
“Crafts In Contemporary Art Production” (Talk), Tasarım Vakfı (Design Foundation), Istanbul, December 2022
“Creative Craft Platform: Building Creative Communities and Networks Around Crafts” (Lecture), ‘’Either/Or: Culture Networks’’ Conference, Peja-Kosovo, November 2022
“Crafts In A Digital Era. Why and How ? “ (Masterclass), Digilogue, Istanbul , October 2022
“Building Creative Communities And Networks Through Artistic Practices” (Talk), -1 Collective Space, Istanbul, October, 2022
“Creative Craft Platform: Building creative communities and networks around crafts” (Lecture), Summer School Ohrid - N. Macedonia, September 2022
“Creative Craft Research” (Workshop), Kontrapunkt, Skopje-North Macedonia, June 2022
“Mapping Crafts As An Artistic Practice” (Talk), Art Talks - Budak, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, March, 2022
“Craftsmanship In Istanbul” (Walk and Talk), CAMEKAN program of IKSV-Istanbul Design Biennial and HfG Karlsruhe University, Feb, 2022
“Artistic Interventions in Public Space” (Talk), Mural Antalya 2021 - Antalya Culture & Art, June 2021
“Art with an Impact” (Lecture), Eco Design Forum by Oekorausch Sustainable Design Festival, Cologne, June 2021
“Interdisciplinary Experiences” (Talk), Tarabya Tuesdays, Kulturakademia Tarabya, Istanbul, August 2019
“Interdisciplinary Experiences” (Talk), New Creators, Bigumigu-ATÖLYE, Istanbul, April 2019
”Freevolous City Stage” (Participatory Design Workshop)- Expert on concept creation and realization, LABattoir project by ArtBOX, Thessaloniki, Greece, December 2018
“Crafted In Istanbul and Creative Collaborations”(Talk), Wednesday Seminars, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul, October 2018
“Crafted In Istanbul and Creative Collaborations”(Talk), SOHO House, Istanbul, October 2018
“Crafted In Istanbul - Mapping Crafts As An Artistic Practice“ (Talk), Arte-Util Archive Program, Açık Radio, Istanbul, June 2018
Crafted In Istanbul - Creative Craft Collaborations(Talk), Cultural Heritage Conference, Istinye University, Istanbul, April 2018
“Open Studio: Story of A Collective Artistic Production Space”(Talk), Office Of Arte-Util, SALT, Istanbul, February 2018
“Craftsmanship In Istanbul - An Action Research Project on Understanding Crafts” (Talk), Craft & Design Talks, Bulgaria, April 2016
”Hulda: Festival For Art And Sciences” (Workshop), Margaris Foundation, Greece, August 2012
”Up-cycling In Design” (Workshop), Shortwave Project – Bilgi University, Istanbul, June, 2011
”Practicing Art & Design In The Nature” (Workshop) – TOG, Iğneada, June, 2008