Özgü Gündeşlioğlu ( she/her )

Artist Statement

I, as one of the actors who plays a role in the act of changing the rhythm of life by collecting, making and firing the material, believe that being attentive to the earth is the most important concept to be adopted in terms of all material-based arts. In this context, I try to use “material” as an interface or engagement area of human and more than human actors.

Bio

Özgü Gündeşlioğlu is an artist/researcher, currently based in Helsinki. She held a bachelor’s degree in industrial design from Anadolu University and completed her master study in ceramic art at Akdeniz University. She concentrates on the issues around ceramic material, ontology of material and making; and auto-ethnographic art practices.