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Bilal Yılmaz

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Özgeçmiş

Çalışmalarını İstanbul’da sürdürmektedir.

 

Eğitim

2011-2018  

  •  MA Product Design, İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi

2009-2010

  • Perception in Design with Prof. John Thompson
, Binghamton University

2008-2010

  • Metal Casting in Sculpture with Prof. Jim Stark, Binghamton University

2006-2010

  • BS Information Systems Engineering, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, Istanbul

  • BS Computer Science, Binghamton University, New York

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Sergiler & Projeler

2023

  • Unseen - BackStage Tour (Experience Design), Yaratıcı Direktör & Tasarımcı, Zorlu Performans Sanatları Merkezi, Istanbul, Ocak-Nisan

  • Craftsmanship In Kütahya (Research), Pera Müzesi, Kütahya-Türkiye, Mayıs

  • No Water No Hope (Text-Graffiti), Circular-4 Art Festival, Mersin-Türkiye, Haziran

  • Elhamra (Sculpture), “Gelecek Hatıraları” Karma Sergi, Pera Müzesi, İstanbul, Ekim

  • “Technology and Craft: Effect and affect of Craft in society” (Conference), CraftHub EU, OsloMet-Norway, Kasım 2023

  • DevConnect_Istanbul ( Light Ambience Design), Etherium Foundation, ICC-İstanbul, Kasım

  • “ Craftsmanship in Ayvalık - Unesco SWOT Analysis” (Workshop), Ayvalık Belediyesi, Ayvalık-Turkiye, Kasım 2023

  • “Serial Crafts-IM”(Installation & Educational Program Kit ), Istanbul Modern, Ocak (upcoming)

2022

  • “Shadows Of Crafts - Ayvalık” (Light-Sound-Shadow installation), Gate27, Istanbul, Nisan-Mayıs

  • “Dirt Is The Color Of Labor” (Installation), Gazhane Müzesi, Istanbul, Haziran

  • “Dirt Is The Color Of Labor” (Installation), Santral Müzesi, Istanbul, Haziran

  • Creative-Crafts: Artist Residency Program, Co-creator and Co-director, Gate 27, Istanbul, Haziran-Temmuz

  • CraftNet-Skopje , Residency (Research, Workshop, Installation), Kontrapunkt, North Macedonia, Haziran-Temmuz

  • CraftNet-Prizren, Craft Research in Prizren-Kosova, as the guest of DokuFest, Ağustos

  • “Cycle II” (Kinetic Object), “On A Beam Of Light” Karma Sergi, Taksim Sanat, Istanbul, Kasım

  • Participatory Action Research on Crafts, Bilgi University - Architecture Department, Istanbul, Güz Dönemi

2021

  • Creative - Craft Program for Istanbul Design Museum, Concept and Program Design, May-August

  • Hadrian Lights (site-specific kinetic light installation), Open Air Art Space, 6th Kaleici Oldtown Festival, Antalya, Ekim

  • “Serial Craft” (public space kinetic installation), Yanköşe Contemporary Art Project, Istanbul, Haziran-Aralık

2020

  • Creative-Craft Platform (hybrid-collective participatory production system for creatives and crafts), Concept and System Design

  • “Craftsmanship In Ayvalık” (Residency - Research - Publication - Installation), GATE-27, Ayvalık, Temmuz-Ağustos

2019

  • “Memories of Objects” (Sculpture), “Green Mold” group exhibition, Mixer Gallery, Istanbul, Ocak

  • City Stage (Concept-Product Design & Co-Production), LABattoir, Yunanistan, Mayıs

  • Arte-Util Library Hub (Concept-Product Design), ArtBox, Yunanistan, Temmuz

  • Distorted Nature - “one night installation”, Anahit Sahne, 16th Istanbul Biennial Parallel Event, Istanbul, Eylül 

  • “Sandmen: Dreaming in/of Europe” (Stage Design), Goethe-Institute & LABattoir, Thessaloniki, Yunanistan, Ekim

  • Unity (Installation - AudioVisual Performance), Freiraum & Goethe-Institute, Thessaloniki, Yunanistan, Ekim

  • Crafted In Istanbul, Genetics Codes of Turkish Design (Group Exhibition), Istanbul Havalimanı, Istanbul, Aralık

2018 

  • Crafted In Istanbul, featured in Tania Bruguera’ s archive of Arte Útil, Ocak

  • Unesco Istanbul Design City - Craft Program (Concept Design), Mart-Haziran

  • “Memories of The Home” (Installation), Swiss House Project (Residence Artist), MGLC, Slovenya, Şubat

  • Fireflies (Installation), “Plural Istanbul Media”(Archive Exhibition), Depo, Istanbul, Şubat

  • Mutual - Art Collective (Founder), Istanbul, Mart

  • The Spirits - “one night installation”, Mixer Gallery, Istanbul, MArt 

  • Butterfly (Installation), “Svetlobna Gverila-Colors”, 12th Light & Art Festival, Slovenya, Mayıs

  • Picnic Inventions (Concept-Product Design), “Teren: Experimental Space”, ProstoRoz, Slovenya, Mayıs

  • Cycle (New Media), “Art Theorema - Imago Mundi Highlights 2018”, Permanent Collection-Gallerie delle Prigioni, İtalya, Ağustos

  • Butterfly (Installation), “The New New”, 3rd Artecitya Art | Science | Technology Festival, Yunanistan, Eylül

2017

  • Memories Of The Objects (Installation), ‘Made in Türkiye’ (Karma Sergi), Istanbul, Nisan

  • Aura (Lighting Design), ökoRAUSCH Design Festival (Karma Sergi), MAKK , Almanya, Mayıs

  • Arabesque (Installation), Tovarna Rižarna Marihuana (Karma Sergi), Slovenya, Haziran

  • Blue Corner – ROG (Collective Space Design), Slovenya, Temmuz

  • ‘Dirty Box’ (New Media), 15th Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul, Eylül

  • Spiral (Light Installation), Across the Line (Karma Sergi), DigiLogue, Istanbul, Kasım 

2016

  • ‘Dirty Box’ (New Media), ‘Past, in Each of its Moments, be Citable’ (Karma Sergi), Depo, Istanbul, Haziran 

  • Spider (Installation), Floating Castle Festival, Slovenya, Temmuz

  • Salon (Stage Design), Transforma Festival – ROG, Slovenya, Ağustos

  • Hope (Stage Design), Bogazici University Resistance Festival, Istanbul, Ekim

2015

  • Soldiery on Pedal (Crowd funding project), Istanbul, Şubat

2014

  • Boynuz (Furniture Design), 2nd Istanbul Design Biennial, Istanbul, Aralık

  • Crafted In Istanbul (Action Project), 2nd Istanbul Design Biennial, Istanbul, Aralık 

2013

  • Crafted in Istanbul - Collective (Co-founder), Istanbul, Mart

2012

  • Craftsmanship In Istanbul - Research, Istanbul, Şubat  

  • Olmazisler – Design Collective (Co-founder), Istanbul, Eylül

2011

  • Open Studio - Collective Art & Design Studio (Founder), Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, Istanbul, Mart

  • Istanbul Design Week ‘11 (Participant), Istanbul, Ekim

2010

  • Studio Works (Group Exhibition), Binghamton-NY, Mayıs

  • Hulda - ArtScist International Competition (Group Exhibition), Tophane-i Amire, Istanbul, Eylül

  • Istanbul Design Week’10 (Participant), Istanbul, Ekim

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Konuşmacı / Workshop / Lecture

  • “ Craftsmanship in Ayvalık - Unesco SWOT Analysis” (Workshop), Ayvalık Belediyesi, Ayvalık-Turkiye, Kasım 2023

  • “ Technology and Craft: Effect and affect of Craft in society” (Conference), CraftHub EU, OsloMet-Norveç, Kasım 2023

  • “Creative Craft Platform: Building Creative Communities and Networks Around Crafts” (Masterclass), Boğaziçi Ayvalık Okulları, Ayvalık-Türkiye, Eylül 2023

  • “Participatory Action Research - Craft Net” (Academic Lecture), Bilgi Üniversitesi - Mimarlık Bölümü, Istanbul, Güz Dönemi (2022)

  • “Crafts In Contemporary Art Production” (Talk), Tasarım Vakfı (Design Foundation), Istanbul, Aralık 2022

  • “Creative Craft Platform: Building Creative Communities and Networks Around Crafts” (Lecture), ‘’Either/Or: Culture Networks’’ Conference, Peja-Kosovo, Kasım 2022

  • “Crafts In A Digital Era. Why and How ? “ (Masterclass), Digilogue, Istanbul , Ekim 2022

  • “Building Creative Communities And Networks Through Artistic Practices” (Talk), -1 Collective Space, Istanbul, Ekim, 2022

  • “Creative Craft Platform: Building creative communities and networks around crafts” (Lecture), Summer School Ohrid - Kuzey Makedonya, Eylül 2022

  • “Creative Craft Research” (Workshop), Kontrapunkt, Üsküp-Kuzey Makedonya, Haziran 2022

  • “Mapping Crafts As An Artistic Practice” (Konuşma), Art Talks - Budak, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, Istanbul, Mart, 2022

  • “Craftsmanship In Istanbul” (Yürüyüş ve Konuşma), CAMEKAN program of IKSV-Istanbul Design Biennial and HfG Karlsruhe University, Şubat, 2022

  • “Artistic Interventions in Public Space” (Konuşma), Mural Antalya 2021 - Antalya Kültür & Sanat, Haziran 2021

  • “Art with an Impact” (Ders), Eco Design Forum by Oekorausch Sustainable Design Festival, Cologne, Haziran 2021

  • “Interdisciplinary Experiences” (Konuşma), Tarabya Tuesdays, Kulturakademia Tarabya, Istanbul, Ağustos 2019 

  • “Interdisciplinary Experiences” (Konuşma), New Creators, Bigumigu-ATÖLYE, Istanbul, Nisan 2019

  • ”Freevolous City Stage” (Participatory Design Workshop)- Expert on concept creation and realization, LABattoir project by ArtBOX, Thessaloniki, Yunanistan, Aralık 2018 

  • “Crafted In Istanbul and Creative Collaborations”(Konuşma), Wednesday Seminars, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul, October 2018 

  • “Crafted In Istanbul and Creative Collaborations”(Konuşma), SOHO House, Istanbul, Ekim 2018 

  • “Crafted In Istanbul - Mapping Crafts As An Artistic Practice“ (Konuşma),  Arte-Util Archive Program, Açık Radyo, Istanbul, Haziran 2018 

  • Crafted In Istanbul - Creative Craft Collaborations(Konuşma), Kültürel Miras Konferansı, Istinye Üniversitesi, Istanbul, Nisan 2018 

  • “Open Studio: Story of A Collective Artistic Production Space”(Konuşma), Office Of Arte-Util, SALT, Istanbul, Şubat 2018

  • “Craftsmanship In Istanbul - An Action Research Project on Understanding Crafts” (Konuşma), Craft & Design Talks, Bulgaristan, Nisan 2016

  • ”Hulda: Festival For Art And Sciences” (Workshop), Margaris Foundation, Yunanistan, Ağustos 2012

  • ”Up-cycling In Design” (Workshop), Shortwave Project  – Bilgi Üniversitesi, Istanbul, Haziran, 2011

  • ”Practicing Art & Design In The Nature” (Workshop) – TOG, Iğneada, Haziran, 2008

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