ETEM ŞAHİN

Etem Şahin (1986, İzmir, Turkey) studied Cinema at Paris III Sorbonne Nouvelle University. He obtained his master's degree in New Media in Art at Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne University. In 2012, he co-founded the Studio Devam artist initiative with Cenkhan Aksoy. Between 2013 and 2015, he taught courses on cinema and new media at Izmir University of Economics. He has worked as a curator and coordinator in numerous non-profit organizations and events. Since 2011, he has been exhibiting performances under the name Medyartiz with Gizem Karakaş. The artist is a member of the Büyük Siyah Kapı initiative. Since 2017, he has predominantly been exhibiting his paintings.