The Brook Gallery

Guler Ates

An exploration into the bewildering experience of displacement lies at the heart of my work. I engage with the potential of pattern and motif within Islamic art: layers held within lavish architectural spaces, offering cover or exposure, alluding to the theatrical. My work begins with film and photography, yet with a subsequent layering of imagery – resulting in a disruptive blur of cultural perceptions. The idea of ‘the veil’, which sits at the core of my art practice, is thus compounded. Manifestations of this are realised through performance and site-responsive activities that merge Eastern and Western sensibilities.

Degrees
BA (Hons) Fine Art: Painting, Wimbledon School of Art, 2004; BA Fine Art, University of Marmara, Istanbul, Turkey, 1998

Experience
Visiting Lecturer, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, 2007

Exhibitions
Landslide, Café Gallery, London, 2008; 15er, Publication, 2008; Ensemble(s) II, The Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France, 2007; Detroit 10th International Film/Video Festival, Museums of New Art (MONA), Michigan, USA, 2007

Awards
Winner, Residency, The Cité Internationale des Arts Residency Award, 2007; Shortlist, 20/21 Art Prize, 2007

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