We are pleased to announce that Ekmel Ertan has been elected as the new President of AICA Turkey.
Ekmel Ertan works as a curator, cultural manager, artist, and educator. Ertan is the founder and artistic director of the İstanbul-based amberPlatform/BIS (Body-Process Arts Association), a research and production platform focused on art and new technologies. He was the director of the international amber Art and Technology Festival in Istanbul from 2007 to 2015. As an independent curator, he curates new media works both in Turkey and abroad.
Ertan has exhibited his new media installations, photography, and collaborative performance works in Turkey, Europe, and the United States. Since 2007, he has served as the site coordinator and director for numerous EU-supported multi-partner international projects on behalf of BIS.
Ertan received his BSc degree in Electronics/Communication Engineering from the Technical University of Istanbuland an MA in Interactive Media Design from Yıldız Technical University. He has worked as a design and test engineer in telecommunication systems in Turkey, Germany, and Belgium.
Since 1999, he has taught visual communication design and new media art at Istanbul Bilgi University, İstanbul Technical University, Sabancı University, and İzmir University of Economics.
Ertan lives and works in Berlin and Istanbul.
Learn more about Ekmel Ertan: www.forumist.com