Ersinhan was born in Sakarya in 1984. He began studying Visual Communication Design at Gazi University in 2006. Whilst working professionally in various sectors of design, he also produces video, animation, visual placement and performance work on the side. Having won several awards both locally and internationally, Ersinhan's work has also been exhibited in various collective exhibitions in Italy, Holland, Belgium and China. ——————————————————————————————————————————---------------———— Ersinhan 1984 yılında Sakarya'da doğdu. 2006 yılında Gazi Üniversitesi Güzel Sanatlar Fakültesi Görsel İletişim Tasarım bölümüne girdi. Tasarımın bir çok alanında profesyonel olarak çalışmalarını sürdürürken bir yandan da Video, Animasyon ve Görsel yerleştirme & performans alanlarında çalışmalar üretmektedir. Ulusal ve uluslararası çeşitli yarışmalarda ödüller kazanan tasarımcının çalışmaları, İtalya, Hollanda , Belçika ve Çin başta olmak üzere birçok ülkede karma sergiler dahilinde sergilenmiştir. http://www.ersinhanersin.com/ http://www.behance.net/ersinhanersin

INTERVIEW BY : MURAT BULUT AYSAN PHOTOGRAPHY BY : MURAT BULUT AYSAN Avni Ertepe is 35, he's a DJ, a producer, promoter, art director and the founder of Fakülte Management. Alongside his career as an art director, Avni realised his visions for Istanbul through clubs such as Dogzstar, Dirty and Machine, and by organising all sorts of events he constantly brings novelty to the city... First of all, tell us a bit about yourself... Everything started in 1997 when I moved to Istanbul. I had studied in Manchester in 1995, but instead of going to class I was going to Hacienda. When I first came to Istanbul I studied Radio and Television for two years. Having become so bored of not being able to find a single place in Istanbul to go out, after throwing house parties with friends and playing music we were making ourselves, we decided to open our own venue. There was the Magma period, after that there wasn't really any club with much of an identity. Clubs making money from trying to be "trendy" or following a popular culture started springing up. Apart from that there was a sub-culture of a certain group of us listening to Techno or Electro. We ...

So where are you from exactly and how did you end up in Istanbul? What languages do you speak? I was born in Ventspils, Latvia. When my mother got married to a Turkish man we moved to Azerbaijan and Bosnia and Herzegovina because of his job. After spending a couple years abroad we finally ended up in Turkey. Traveling so much at a young age enabled me to learn the native languages. Right now I can speak Russian (which is my mother tongue), Turkish, English, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, German (which I've learned at school). I also have a basic knowledge of Latin, which I've also learned from school. You just finished high school, what are your near future plans? My biggest plan right now is moving to England and applying for Fashion Design at Central Saint Martin's but this will have to wait because I still have some unfinished business in Istanbul. If you had to explain your work to a stranger, how would you do it? Basically I use original magazine pages and glamour images, which visually inspire me, either to cut them in pieces and use them in collages on other magazine pages or i just use ink or paint and write or draw ...

Pelin Kirca was born in Atlanta, Georgia, USA and grew up in Turkey and Singapore. She studied graphic design at Bilkent University in Ankara, and returned to the US for her Masters in Design from the School of Visual Arts in New York. Pelin’s work includes animations for Zac Posen, Amnesty Turkey, Random House, the University of Maryland Symphony Orchestra, and the Obie Awards. Her work has been shown in festivals and exhibitions worldwide, including New York, Istanbul, Lisbon, Bologna, and Tokyo. As an animator, Pelin successfully merges her love of storytelling, music, film and art into a medium where these elements are revealed as a delightful whole. ————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pelin Atlanta, Georgia, ABD'de doğdu ve Türkiye - Singapur arasında büyüdü. Ankara, Bilkent'te Grafik tasarım okudu ancak Master'ını okumak için ABD'ye geri döndü ve New York'taki School of Visual Arts'tan mezun oldu. Pelin'in işleri arasında Zac Posen, Amnesty Turkey, Random House, Maryland Symphony Orkestra Üniversitesi, ve Obie Awards için yaptığı animasyonlar oldu. İşleri New York, Istanbul, Lisbon, Bologna, ve Tokyo gibi şehirlerde farklı festivallerde ve sergilerde yer aldı. Bir animasyoncu olarak, hikayeler, müzik, film ve sanata olan sevgisini gayet başarılı bir şekilde bütünleştirmek üzere bir araya getiriyor. http://pelinkirca.com/

Asu Ceren actually came to life on this planet 2 years ago, when she became obsessed with documenting astonishing and colourless events with pen on paper. Continuouly gathering newspaper clippings and filling in spaces started becoming a habit as opposed to an occasional past-time. In order to pour out her thoughts and gain some sort of acceleration in her work, she entered the Photography and Video Department at Bilgi University. Other than getting by with coffee, wafers and bananas, and unable to share a yet uncompleted story book, she still goes on journeys to that particular planet accompanied by the the sounds of Nina Simone. ——————————————————————————————————————————————----------------- Asu Ceren, esasen iki sene önce bu gezegende doğdu. Karşılaştığı hayret verici ve renksiz tüm olguları kalem ve defterleriyle kayıda almak gibi amansız bir hastalığa kapıldı. Mütemadiyen nükseden gazete kırpma ve boşluk doldurma gibi endikasyonlarına olan aşinalığı,alışkanlığa dönüştü. Düşlediklerini dökebilmek ve ivme kazandırabilmek kaygısıyla İstanbul Bilgi Universitesi Fotoğraf ve Video bölümüne girdi. Şu an yaşamını kahve, gofret ve muz ile idame ettirmenin yanı sıra; son sayfasını kaybettiğinden sunuma açamadığı hikaye kitabında sözü geçen gezegene Nina Simone esintileri eşliğinde yolculuklar yapıyor. http://muekk.tumblr.com

What would happen if a young boy was to come face to face with an age old dragon? For the boy busy shaping his life on the remanence of war economy the answer wasn't clear either. One day that dragon said to the boy: "To be one step ahead, look at things from one step behind". Ever since that day, the boy decided to grow up; always from one step behind, from one step away - to see more, to see things from a larger perspective. That boy Mert, having kept his eyes on his surroundings whilst living within the triangle of Denmark, Adana  and Istanbul, is now sharing the photographs he has taken over the past 3 years between various magazines, bands and personal projects. Besides the time he spends curating Kurye Video Organisation and organising festivals and exhibitions, Mert enjoys cleansing his soul with simple daily rituals - going for walks, baking bread and drinking coffee. ————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Bir deste yaşındaki çocuğun karşısına asırlık bir ejderha çıkarsa ne olur? Savaş ekonomisinin kıyısında hayatını şekillendiren bu Çocuk için cevap çok da belirgin değildi. Bir gün ejderha çocuğa şöyle seslendi: “Bir adım önde olmak için bir adım geriden bak” Çocuk, o günden sonra ...

Rokkas and Sukkas were both born in 1980, Rokkas in Wil, Switzerland and Sukkas in İstanbul. The Rokkas vs. Sukkas collaboration began 15 years ago along bumpy pavements over skateboards. Skating their teen years away together, they went on to study at Bilgi University’s VCD department. After graduating from Bilgi, they entered the job front at an advertising agency. Although not illustrators at heart, they started doodling on a large canvas they shared at the office. These doodles flourished and went on to become installations. As emphasized in the ‘vs.’ between their names, Rokkas and Sukkas have contrasting views on almost everything, which in turn constantly feed their inspiration. ————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Rokkas İsviçre, Wil’de Sukkas da İstanbul’da 1980 senesinde doğdu. Rokkas vs. Sukkas birlikteliği 15 yıl önce kaldırımlarda kaykay üzerinde başladı. İkili, gençlik yıllarını kaykay üstünde ve daha sonra Bilgi Üniversitersi VCD bölümü koridorlarında geçirdi. Mezun olduktan sonra iş hayatına bir reklam ajansında atılan ikili yine ayrılmadı. İllustrasyon geçmişleri olmayan ikili ofis duvarlarındaki kanvasa çizmeye başladı. Önce biri çizdi, sonra diğeri ona karşılık verdi. Bu atışmalar zamanla video enstallasyonlarına dönüştü. İsimlerinin ortasındaki ‘vs.’nin de belirttiği gibi ikili neredeyse her konuda farklı fikre sahip. Birbirlerine olan bu pseudo-nefret esas ilham kaynakları olmaya her geçen ...

INTERVIEW BY: ÇAĞIN TÜRKER Your first camera and the first photograph you took: Canon EOS 1000F. A photo that I had taken in Beylerbeyi Palace when I was 10. Your favourite food? Stuffed vine leaves with meat. The advantages of being in Spain/Europe? I don’t have commercial concerns when I’m doing my job and Spanish people are more intimate than people in Turkey. The disadvantages? We should think of Mediterranean countries separately from Northern Europe. Spain doesn’t have the moral coldness that other European countries have, although the mentality that has changed through overconsumption can be exhausting from time to time. What do you miss most? The mixed atmosphere created by the different cultures and of course my family. What do you get inspiration from? As everyone says; from everything. Crowds on the streets, all kinds of music and of course the dialogues in my social life. Additionally I'm a regular follower of blogs and some mags and each piece of paper that has writing on it is very important for me. When I'm late for an appointment it's because... Until now I haven’t been late for any appointments. What's your favourite storybook character? Pee-Wee The day when you feel you've succeeded is... The day that all my visuals have gathered different criticism from all kinds of people. A ........ ...