What it might mean to remain human within futures already taking shape.

ECEM DİLAN KÖSE — B. 1990, ANKARA — LIVES IN ISTANBUL

Ecem Dilan Köse is an artist based in Istanbul. Working through generative code, constrained artificial intelligence, sculpture and spatial sound, she treats strata — geological, cultural and computational — as the records that living systems leave behind.

Trained in architecture, she reads these layers at sites of deep time and builds systems that write new ones, asking how we come to recognise life and interiority in forms unlike our own.

Her installations move between site and system: field recordings, site research and selected source material feed generative systems she writes herself, whose outputs return to physical space as sculpture, architectural projection and immersive sound environments scaled to the body.

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CV

AWARDS & SELECTIONS

  • 2025 — Selected artist, LG OLED ART programme
  • 2024 — Bronze, Art Category, İşbankası Yapay Zeka Fabrikası, Istanbul
  • 2024 — Finalist, 42nd Akbank Contemporary Artists Prize, Istanbul
  • 2022 — Finalist, Digital Art Category, 16th Arte Laguna Prize, Venice
  • 2019 — Finalist, ArtBizTech BangPrix, Istanbul
  • 2018 — Honourable Mention, Public Installation, Design Week Istanbul

EDUCATION

  • 2017 — Neuro-Linguistic Programming, ECNLP European Community
  • 2013 — BFA, Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Bilkent University, Ankara
  • 2012 — WISA IP International Research and Education in Art and Architecture, Architectural Installations

MEMBERSHIPS

  • 2023 — Member, Women in Lighting, Kingston, UK
  • 2022 — Member, Creators of Tomorrow, Meta

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

  • 2026 — ‘Woven Memory’, Afghan carpet exhibition supported by USAID, Art On Istanbul, Istanbul
  • 2025 — ‘ID.exe / the_human_patch’, Art On Istanbul, Istanbul
  • 2025 — ‘Humanity & Borders’, installation, Saint-Benoît Church, 212 Photography Istanbul
  • 2024 — ‘Second Nature’, immersive experience, DDM Digital Experience Museum, Istanbul
  • 2023 — ‘Entity’, Marbling as Generative Art, Süleymaniye, Istanbul
  • 2022 — ‘Original by Nature’, installation, curated by Mercado, Akaretler, Istanbul
  • 2022 — ‘Cryptomarble’, İBB Culture, Taksim Sanat, Istanbul
  • 2018 — ‘Entity’, Turkish American Association, Ankara

COMMISSIONS

  • 2025 — ‘Mycorrhiza’, video installation, commissioned by Mastercard Türkiye for its 30th anniversary, Istanbul
  • 2023 — ‘Nest’, site-specific installation with AR, commissioned by Meta, Meta Open Arts, Meta Office Istanbul, Istanbul
  • 2023 — ‘Aquatic Dreams’, commissioned by Ela Hotels
  • 2023 — ‘Frith’, commissioned by Swissôtel, curated by Meriç Aktaş, İzmir
  • 2026 — ‘Becoming Matter’, immersive exhibition for Europe Day, Delegation of the European Union to Türkiye, CerModern, Ankara
  • 2026 — ‘Becoming Matter’, on the climate crisis, Delegation of the European Union to Türkiye, Galata Tower, Istanbul
  • 2026 — Immersive experience, Batman Science Museum, Batman
  • 2026 — ‘Data Garden’, data visualisation installation, Mimeda Retail Media Summit
  • 2024 — ‘Second Nature’, immersive room, Kalyon GES SCADA Building, Karapınar, Konya
  • 2024 — ‘Beauty of New Era’, single-channel video, commissioned by L’Oréal, Bomontiada, Istanbul

GROUP EXHIBITIONS & FAIRS 2024 — 2026

  • 2025 — ‘Frangipani’, hand-knotted Afghan carpet, 2nd Türkiye Textile Biennial “Dalga Kumaş”, curated by Nihat Özdal, Kızıl Kule, Alanya
  • 2024 — ‘Transflormation’, cotton sculpture with kinetic motor, 42nd Akbank Contemporary Artists Prize Exhibition, Akbank Sanat, Istanbul
  • 2025 — ‘Generative Art of Marbling’, Heyday of Civilizations, Türkiye Pavilion, Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
  • 2026 — ‘Human’, Echoes of the Earth, OMM Odunpazarı Modern Museum, Eskişehir
  • 2026 — ‘They Saw Me’, Art Bunker B39, Bucheon, South Korea
  • 2026 — ‘Anthrostrata’, Symbiotic Vault, Kasa Gallery, Sabancı University, Istanbul
  • 2026 — ‘Moshi Bloom’, Contemporary Istanbul, with Art On Istanbul, Istanbul
  • 2025 — Türkiye Pavilion, Expo 2025 Osaka, Japan
  • 2025 — ‘Sincerity’, KYOTOGRAPHIE International Photography Festival (KG+), Kyoto, Japan
  • 2025 — UVNT Art Fair, Madrid, Spain
  • 2025 — ‘Hollow’, Crossroads Digital Edition, Art On Istanbul, Istanbul
  • 2025 — ‘Frangipani’, Afghan carpet design, Textile Biennale, Kızılkale, Antalya
  • 2024 — ‘Anthrostrata’, video mapping on the façade of the Troy Museum, 9th Çanakkale Biennial
  • 2024 — ‘Eskizden Piksele’, Innovation Week, Istanbul
  • 2024 — Proyector Off, Ilgaz Yıldız Art Gallery, Madrid, Spain
  • 2024 — ‘Cotton Flower’, video and sculpture, International Textile Fair, Istanbul
  • 2024 — ‘Flow’, İzmir International Fair, İzmir
  • 2024 — ‘Eskizden Piksele’, Adana Culture Road, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Adana

MUSIC VIDEOS

  • 2026 — ‘Üstüne’ — Nejat Dimili, lyrics by Orhan Veli Kanık, music video, creative direction
  • 2022 — ‘Metamorphosis’ — Subgreen, with Lorenzo Venturini as EXTRAORDINARY, audiovisual music video, music by Erdem Tunalı
  • 2020 — ‘Hiçbiri’ — Baneva, music video, art direction, dir. Göksel Altül, EXTRAORDINARY
  • 2019 — ‘Sırıtcaklar, Sırıt’ — Aga B feat. Kamufle, art direction, dir. Göksel Altül, EXTRAORDINARY
  • 2019 — ‘Algımız Pis’ — Aga B, art direction, dir. Göksel Altül, EXTRAORDINARY

GROUP EXHIBITIONS & FAIRS 2015 — 2023

  • 2021 — ‘The Power of Your Voice’, audioreactive sound installation, UN Women “Light the Dark”, Şişhane Metro Station, Istanbul
  • 2019 — ‘How Do Waves Form?’ (Dalgalar Nasıl Oluşur?), book visuals, text by Nihat Özdal, 60 pp.
  • 2021 — ‘Hearing × Human’, AR digital sculpture and cover design, ArtDog Istanbul, Contemporary Istanbul, Istanbul
  • 2022 — ‘DataForest’, digital video installation, commissioned by Datamarket for its 30th anniversary, Sabancı The SEED, Istanbul
  • 2023 — ‘Moment Room’, hotel room intervention, Resistance Exhibition, cur. Meriç Aktaş, The Artisan Hotel, Istanbul
  • 2021 — ‘Transilience’, with Ahmet Ünveren as RE.sole, generative public installation, Istanbul Light Festival, Istanbul
  • 2023 — ‘Stress of the Whole World’, International Mediations Biennale, Artİstanbul Feshane, Istanbul
  • 2023 — ‘Digital Entities’, Artweeks, Akaretler, Istanbul
  • 2023 — ‘Original by Nature’, Milan Design Week, Milan, Italy
  • 2023 — ‘Crane’, video mapping and sculpture, Gatchina Nights, Gatchina Palace, St Petersburg
  • 2023 — ‘Human’, architectural installation, Tribowl International Art, Incheon, South Korea
  • 2023 — ‘Sense Series’, Art Dubai, Dubai, UAE
  • 2023 — ‘Xeonomorphosis’, NFT Biennale, Istanbul
  • 2023 — ‘OBN’, Bright Festival, Leipzig, Germany
  • 2023 — ‘Woman’, 1002. Night, curated by Banu Seyhan, Taksim Sanat, İBB Culture, Istanbul
  • 2022 — ‘Neospine’, Ancient Futures, Meta Xtopia, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Istanbul Archaeology Museums
  • 2022 — ‘Hollow’, installation, Meta Xtopia, Istanbul
  • 2022 — ‘The Spine’, Kommagene Biennial, Mount Nemrut, Adıyaman
  • 2022 — ‘The Spine’, Taksim Sanat, Contemporary Istanbul, Istanbul
  • 2022 — ‘Cryptomarble’, Now in Digital Art: Alternative Realities, Akbank Sanat, Istanbul
  • 2022 — ‘Sense Series’, public mobile installation, New York, USA
  • 2022 — ‘Human’, architectural installation, Kazan, Tatarstan
  • 2022 — ‘Cryptomarble’, public screening, NeoShibuya, Tokyo, Japan
  • 2022 — ‘Cryptomarble’, public architectural installation, Seoul, South Korea
  • 2022 — ‘Voice’, public interactive installation, Şişhane Metro Station, UN Women, Istanbul
  • 2022 — ‘Witness II’, public installation, Yoğurtçu Park, UN Women, Istanbul
  • 2021 — ‘A Thousand Breath’, public screening, Istanbul Light Festival
  • 2021 — ‘Sense Series’, London NFT Art Community, London, UK
  • 2021 — ‘CAD’, Nur Festival, Kazan, Tatarstan
  • 2020 — ‘Fusion’, Sónar Festival, Istanbul
  • 2019 — ‘ÖTZİ’, audiovisual installation, Sónar Festival, Istanbul
  • 2019 — ‘The Skin’, Plugin, Contemporary Istanbul, Istanbul
  • 2019 — FADA Bilkent University Alumni Exhibition, ÇSM, Ankara
  • 2019 — ‘Witness’, public interactive light installation, Light the Dark, UN Women, Ankara
  • 2019 — ‘Essence of Life – Cross Transformation’, BangPrix 2019, Studio-X Istanbul
  • 2016 — ‘Preview of Subliminal Effect’, sound installation, Digilogue, Sónar Festival, Istanbul
  • 2015 — ‘Limit Manifold’, BIO50, Energy, Slovenia Biennial, Slovenia
  • 2015 — ‘Flag Waiting for the Wind’, with Alper Aydın, How Should a War Be Remembered?, CerModern, Ankara
  • 2015 — ‘Limit Manifold’, Second Nature, METU, Ankara
  • 2015 — ‘Limit Manifold’, Parallel Lines, London, UK
  • 2012 — ‘Limit Manifold’, installation, Imperfection, Vernal Biennial, Istanbul

PERFORMANCES

  • 2025 — YGA Opening Ceremony performance, Istanbul
  • 2025 — ‘CatTrip’, Catstanbul Blockchain Meetup opening performance, Istanbul
  • 2024 — YGA opening performance, with Ocean Orientalis, Yaybahar and Barbaros, Istanbul
  • 2024 — ‘Second Nature’, immersive experience performance, DDM Digital Experience Museum, Istanbul
  • 2023 — ‘What a World’, A/V performance, NVIDIA x KAFT, Salon İKSV, Istanbul
  • 2023 — ‘Human’, A/V performance, opening of the Istanbul Digital Art Festival, Ministry of Culture, AKM, Istanbul
  • 2023 — ‘Human’, NFT Biennial, Zorlu PSM, Istanbul
  • 2022 — ‘Human’, A/V performance, Crystal Apple Advertising Awards opening, Istanbul
  • 2022 — ‘Prompt’, Actual Poetry A/V performance, Brandweek, Meta Stage opening, Istanbul
  • 2021 — ‘The Skin’, A/V performance, Nur Festival, Kazan, Tatarstan
  • 2021 — ‘Human’, A/V performance, Sónar Festival, Istanbul
  • 2020 — ‘The Skin’, A/V performance, Sónar Festival, Istanbul
  • 2019 — ‘Metamorphosis’, A/V performance, Digital Research, OpenHouse, Istanbul
  • 2018 — ‘Pendulum’, A/V performance, Digilogue, Sónar Festival, Istanbul
  • 2016 — A/V performance, Soundclash, Istanbul

RELEASES

  • 2021 — ‘I’s of Existence’, NFT collection, AI with original dataset, OpenSea
  • 2025 — ‘ID.exe / the_human_patch’, LP vinyl

TALKS & KEYNOTES

  • 2026 — Keynote, ‘Art in the Age of Algorithmic Culture’, Ankara Science University, Ankara
  • 2026 — Talk on artificial intelligence and art, Google Türkiye, Istanbul
  • 2025 — Nike, Istanbul
  • 2024 — National Artificial Intelligence Conference, ‘Artificial Intelligence and Art’, Cappadocia
  • 2023 — Mediations Biennale artist talk, with Beral Madra, Ansen Atilla and Lütfi Şen, Artİstanbul Feshane, Istanbul
  • 2023 — ‘Human Beauty and Future’, keynote, L’Oréal, Istanbul
  • 2023 — Innovation Week artist talk, with Cem Sonel and Selçuk Artut, Istanbul
  • 2023 — ‘Digital Technologies’, Akbank Sanat, Istanbul
  • 2023 — ‘Digital Art Dialogues’, Kalyon Kültür, Istanbul
  • 2022 — Metaverse Innovation Day Conference, with Kojo Boakye, Head of Public Policy, Meta, Zorlu PSM, Istanbul
  • 2022 — ‘World Garbage Day’, HopeAlkazar, Istanbul

EVENTS

  • 2023 — Meta Spark Hackathon, Facebook Station, Istanbul
  • 2022 — Creators of Tomorrow, Meta, Tate Modern, London, UK
  • 2022 — ‘Hollow’, installation, Meta Xtopia private dinner, Tersane, Istanbul
  • 2022 — POAP ‘Cryptomarble’, CI Bloom, Tersane, Istanbul

COLLABORATIONS & STAGE WORK

  • 2025 — ‘A Woman’s Battles and Transformations’ (Édouard Louis), visual art, dir. Kemal Aydoğan, Moda Sahnesi, 29th Istanbul Theatre Festival, Istanbul
  • 2025 — ‘Sadakat’, stage visuals and video mapping, dir. Hakan Çimenser, Istanbul State Theatre, Istanbul
  • 2024 — Stage visuals for EDİS, Harbiye, Istanbul
  • 2024 — ‘Rezonance’, stage visuals and poster, MDT, AKM, Istanbul
  • 2024 — ‘Carmina Burana’, stage visuals and poster, Istanbul State Opera and Ballet, AKM, Istanbul
  • 2016 — Stage visuals for Oscar and the Wolf, Stavroz, Giorgio Moroder, Ian Blomqvist and Nhan Solo, İzmir
  • 2016 — Assistant to Marcos Viñals Bassols, Rixos Land of Legends installation

BOOKS

  • 2025 — Women Light Artists — Collected Light, Volume Two, book selection, curated by Light Collective
  • 2024 — Collected Light Volume 2: Women Light Artists, London, UK
  • 2022 — ‘Dalgalar Nasıl Oluşur’, poetry by Nihat Özdal, SimurgArt, İzmir. ISBN 9786057229144
  • 2022 — Art and Creativity for Gender Equality, UN Women, Ankara

TEACHING & SEMINARS

  • 2023 — ‘How Do We Become Convinced as an Artist?’, Crea Center, Istanbul
  • 2019 — ‘Interdisciplinary Transfer’, Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul
  • 2018 — Guest lecturer, fall semester, Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul

JURIES

  • 2023 — Jury, Gençlere Alan Açık Digital Art Competition, İBB, Istanbul
  • 2023 — Jury, Meta Spark Hackathon, Istanbul
  • 2022–23 — Jury, Universal Sci-Fi & Fantastic Film Festival, Istanbul

CONTACT & REPRESENTATION

  • — — management@ecemdilankose.com
  • — — Studio: EDK Dijital Sanatlar Teknoloji Yazılım, Istanbul