Biography
Hakan Sorar (Istanbul, 1991) graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and took a step into the arts by taking classes on photography and different art practices in various workshops. He worked as a photographer for online and printed publications. After completing the master’s degree program in the Faculty of Sciences, Sorar continues graduate studies at Beykoz University, Faculty of Art Design, Department of Communication Design and Semiotics. Having his first solo exhibition in 2020, Sorar continues his productions in Istanbul, where he connects various printing techniques with digital and analog. Besides art projects, Sorar continues studies on photography and 3D design, body and digital body. Sorar’s works have been exhibited at various international queer festivals.
Artist Statement
I have a special interest in subjects such as body, gender, human-space relationship, and architecture in my works. In both my 2D/3D graphic compositions, where I combine human figures and architectural elements, I explore the relationship between the individual and their environment. I create a new frame from objectivity to subjectivity in my works by distorting the form in the captured moment and manipulating the frozen ‘moment’. By making additions and subtractions to the captured frames, I produce questions on the concept of body and space. With my digital productions where the connection between body and object is blurred, which is controlled and shaped by various power mechanisms, the surface of the body, and the concept of abject; I ask questions about body, identity, form, politics, and gender. The tools I use most frequently in my works are 3D software, instant films, and digital prints.
Education
2014 Bülent Ecevit University Faculty of Engineering – Bachelor of Science
2017 Istanbul Medeniyet University Faculty of Science – Master of Science
2018 Istanbul University, Cultural Heritage – Associate of Arts
2019 Beykoz University, Communication Design and Semiotics – Master of Arts
Exhibitions
2022 Group Exhibition, Paralaks, Museum Gazhane, İstanbul, Turkey
2022 Group Exhibition, Austria/Canada A Unique Bond, Vienna, Austria
2022 Group Exhibition, Lines of Site, Autonoma University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
2022 Group Exhibition, Lines of Site, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art& Design, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland
2022 Group Exhibition, With Love, Ekav Art Gallery, İstanbul, Turkey
2022 Group Exhibition, 22nd-year Exhibition, ÇC Gallery, İstanbul, Turkey
2022 Group Exhibition, Lines of Site, Kethüda Bath, European Union Project, İstanbul, Turkey
2022 Group Exhibition, Hadi Bana Geçelim, Koli Art Space, İstanbul, Turkey
2021 Group Exhibition, Untitled 1.0, Frank Art Studio, İstanbul, Turkey
2021 Group Exhibition, Plug-in ’20, Contemporary İstanbul, Lütfi Kırdar Congress Center, İstanbul, Turkey
2021 Group Exhibition, Plug-in ’20, Contemporary İstanbul, Online Exhibition
2021 Group Exhibition, Sauna, https://kuula.co/share/collection/7Y5F0
2020 Group Exhibition, Thessaloniki Queer Arts Festival (TQAF),https://queerartsfestival.gr/
2020 Solo Exhibition, Through the Skin Series, Pg Basement, Pg Art Gallery, İstanbul, Turkey
2020 Solo Exhibition, Through the Skin Series, Pg Art Gallery, Pg Online, https://kuula.co/share/7XFpB/collection/7ldCk
2020 Group Exhibition, Apeiron 2020, Web Biennial, http://webbiennial.org/
2020 Group Exhibition, Artistic Approaches in the Anthropocene Era, Boris Georgiev Varna Museum, Varna, Bulgaria
2020 Bald But Hairy, Arada Fest, Ada Sanat, İstanbul, Turkey
2020 Hatırla Fotoğraf Sergisi, Love 360 Fest, 42 Maslak, İstanbul, Turkey
2020 Walk in Their Shoes, Love 360 Fest, 360 Beyoğlu, İstanbul, Turkey
2020 Cool 6, Group Exhibition, Pinelo Art Gallery, İstanbul, Turkey
2020 Solo Sergi, Recolor Series, TAG Art Gallery, İstanbul, Turkey
2019 Group Exhibition, Genetic Codes of Turkish Design, İGA İstanbul Airport, İstanbul, Turkey
2019 Group Exhibition, Artisans Dergi, GlobalArt Karaköy, İstanbul, Turkey
2019 Group Exhibition, Comma Art Project, İstanbul, Turkey
2019 Group Exhibition, 10th Edition of International Photography Exhibition ‘Fokus Award’, City Art Gallery, Albania
2019 Group Exhibition, All In One 01, GaleriBu Pavilion, İstanbul, Turkey
2019 Group Exhibition, World Art Day, İzmir’19 Exhibition, İstanbul, Turkey
2018 Group Exhibition, World Art Day, İzmir’18 Exhibition, İstanbul, Turkey
2018 Group Exhibition, Design on Tomtom Street, Arthouse IV, İstanbul, Turkey
2018 Group Exhibition, Antonina Art Gallery, Collection Exhibition, İstanbul, Turkey
2017 Group Exhibition, Design on Tomtom Street, Arthouse III, İstanbul, Turkey
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