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ARTIST

Ecem Dİlan Köse

1990

Ankara, Turkey

 

 

 

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Ecem Dilan Köse is a conceptual contemporary artist based in Istanbul whose practice bridges architecture, generative art, and digital media. With roots in interior architecture and environmental design, she creates immersive works that explore the interplay between organic textures and digital data, dissolving the traditional boundaries between the natural and the technological.

Her artistic approach is guided by a search for unity and interconnectedness. By weaving digital systems with natural rhythms, Ecem develops a holistic style that challenges rigid dualities and invites audiences to experience information as a living, fluid whole. Her works span digital installations, generative marbling, AI and VR environments, sculpture, and audiovisual performances—each offering new ways to reimagine how technology and nature can coexist in harmony.

Her work has also been presented widely on the international stage, including Art Dubai, Milan Design Week, the Çanakkale Biennial, the International Mediations Biennale, Contemporary Istanbul, Sonar Festival, and the BIO50 Design Biennial in Slovenia, as well as public installations across New York, Tokyo, Seoul, and Leipzig. These projects reflect both her global reach and her commitment to creating art that resonates across cultures and contexts.

Through her forward-looking, interdisciplinary approach, Ecem Dilan Köse invites audiences to engage with immersive environments where nature, technology, and consciousness converge—opening new possibilities for how we see, feel, and connect with the world.

Hollow

2024

 

BEAUTY OF NEW ERA

2023

ORIGINAL BY NATURE x MERCADO

2022

AN ODASI

2022

DATAMARKET

2023

MAGIC

2024

Highlights

Awards

2024     Bronze | isBankasi Yapay Zeka Fabrikasi, Art Category, Istanbul / TURKIYE

2024     Finalist | 42. Akbank Today’s Artists Prize, Istanbul / TURKEY

2022     Finalist | 16th edition Digital Art Category, Arte Laguna Prize, VENICE/ITALY.

2019      Finalist | ArtBizTech BangPrix, ISTANBUL/TURKEY.

2018      Honorable Prize | Public Installation, Design Week Istanbul, ISTANBUL/TURKEY.

Exhibitions 

2024    ‘Second Nature’ | Immersive Experience, DDM Digital Experience Museum, Istanbul, Turkey

2024    9. Canakkale Biennial, Troya Museum video mapping on facade, Canakkale, Turkey

2023    ‘Stress of the Whole World’ | International Mediations Biennale, Artistanbul Feshane, Istanbul, Turkey

2023    ‘Original by Nature’ | Milano Design Week, Milan, Italy

2023    ‘Entity’ |  Marbling as Generative Art, Süleymaniye, Istanbul, Turkey

2023    ‘Crane’ |  Video Mapping and Sculpture, Gatchina Nights in Gatchina Palace, St. Petersburg/Russia

2023    ‘Human’ | Architectural Installation Tribowl International Art, Incheon, South Korea

2023    ‘OBN’ | Bright Festival, LEIPZIG/GERMANY

2022    ‘Original by Nature Installation’ | Curated by Mercado, Akaretler, Istanbul, Turkey

2022    ‘Cryptomarble’ |  Solo Exhibition, The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Culture, Taksim Sanat, Istanbul, Turkey 

2022    ‘Cryptomarble’ | Public Screening, NeoShibuya, Tokyo, Japan

2022    ‘Cryptomarble’, Public Architectural Installation, Seoul, South Korea

2022    ‘Sense Series’ | Public Mobile Installation, New York, USA

2022    ‘The Spine’ | Kommagene Biennial, Nemrut, Adiyaman, Turkey

2021     ‘Sense Series’ | London NFT Art Community, London, UK

2019    ‘The Skin’ | Plugin, Contemporary Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey

2019    ‘Witness’ | Public Interactive Light Installation, Light the Dark, UNWOMEN, Ankara, Turkey

2019    ‘ÔTZI’ | Audiovisual Installation, Sonar Festival, Istanbul, Turkey

2018    ‘Entitity ‘ | Solo Exhibition, Turkish American Association, Ankara, Turkey

2016    ‘Preview of Subliminal Effect’ | Sound Installation, Digilogue, Sonar Festival Istanbul, Turkey

2015    ‘Limit Manifold’ | BIO50 Energy, Slovenia Biennial, Slovenia

2012    ‘Limit Manifold’ | Installation, Imperfection, Vernal Biennial, Istanbul, Turkey

Events

2023     Meta Spark Hackathon, Facebook Station, Istanbul, Turkey

2022     Creators of Tomorrow | META, TATE Modern Museum, London, UK

2022     ‘Hollow’ Installation | Xtopia, META Private Dinner Event, Tersane Istanbul, Turkey

2022     POAP ‘Cryptomarble’ NFT | CI BLOOM, Tersane, Istanbul, Turkey

2022     ‘Hollow’ Installation | Xtopia, META Private Dinner Event, Tersane Istanbul, Turkey

2022     POAP ‘Cryptomarble’ NFT | CI BLOOM, Tersane, Istanbul, Turkey

Press

2023     ‘Digital Art Documentaries’ Episode: Ecem Dilan Köse | TV Documentary, TRT2, Turkey 

2023     ‘Digital Art Interview | TV Documentary, TTT Kulturjournal und arte Twist, ArteTV, Germany

2023     GQ Magazine |  Interview, design edition, Istanbul, Turkey

2023     ‘Human’ | Seul Art Magazine, Seoul, Korea

2022     Ithaf Sanat Magazine | Interview, Istanbul, Turkey

2021     ‘Sense Series’ |  Artdog Magazine, cover page, June-August, Istanbul, Turkey

2021     Mercado Design Magazine | Interview, Istanbul, Turkey

2021     CarpetArt Magazine | Interview, Istanbul, Turkey

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