Video Production and Installation Design
I work with artists to realize their video and installation projects. Some artists I work with are new to video or installation, coming from backgrounds in painting, sculpture, or other mediums. In these cases, I support them from concept to exhibition—helping shape the production team, schedule, technical setup, editing, VFX, motion graphics, and final installation. For artists already experienced in video, I assist in executing complex video installations. This often involves creating 3D renderings or models to plan the installation, followed by precise video editing and mapping tailored to the space.
My training is in visual arts with a focus on video and installation art, which I have studied in Istanbul, Stockholm, and Beirut.
I have extensive experience collaborating with artists and art institutions on audiovisual projects, guiding them through every stage—from concept development to production, post-production, display, and installation. I enjoy helping clients build confidence in their audiovisual work, ensuring their ideas translate effectively into the final artwork. With a background in contemporary art history and theory, I also provide conceptual grounding, providing context for the decisions are taken. Specializing in multi-channel and sculptural video installations, I help artists bring their visions to life while navigating spatial, technical, temporal, and budgetary constraints.
Contact: mertufan@gmail.com
Click here to view detailed CV and portfolio (for Technical Audiovisual Project Developer)
Freelance Projects: Showreel
Yasemin Özcan, 'Earth, The Mother of Us All', 2017 (cinematographer, editor)
Nazlı Gürlek, 'One', 2023 (editor, VFX)
Mochu, 'Toy Volcano', 2019 (production coordinator, VFX)
Dilek Winchester, 'A Choreography on the Unread', 2024 (cinematographer, editor, VFX, motion graphics, installation consultation)
Sibel Horada, 'Clearing Space in Still Water', 2021 (editor, installation consultation)
Dilek Winchester, 'Sticks, Stones and Bones', 2020 (cinematographer, VFX, installation consultation)
Merve Ertufan, 'Can an answer be surprising?', 2019 (editor, motion graphics, mapping)
Mochu, 'GROTESKKBASILISKK! MINERAL MIXTAPE', 2022 (production coordinator, motion graphics, VFX, 4 channel execution, mapping, installation designer)
Onur Gökmen & Fatma Belkis, 'The Connected', 2022 (VFX)
CV
About:
Born 1985, Istanbul.
Based in Berlin and Delhi.
mertufan@gmail.com
Summary:
I am an experienced Technical Audiovisual Project Developer specialized in multi-channel and sculptural video installations.
I collaborate with artists from concept to exhibition, ensuring the realization of their artistic vision within spatial, technical, and budgetary constraints.
I am an expert at conceptual concerns of Contemporary Art, and adept at coordinating technical teams, managing production processes, and executing post-production tasks using advanced software tools.
Areas of Expertise:
Video Art Project Development; Multi-channel Video Installations; Sculptural Video Integrations (MadMapper); Video Production Coordination;
Post-production (Editing, Motion Graphics, VFX); Installation Preparation and Execution; Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Premiere, AfterEffects); Technical Team Communication;
Budget and Proposal Preparation; Contemporary Art History and Theory
Skills:
Multimedia Software: Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Blender, MadMapper, FinalCut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Dreamweaver, Indesign, Audition, Spark AR, Cura.
Other Software: Google Suite, Word, Excel, Powerpoint.
Coding languages: HTML, Javascript for After Effects, C++(basic)
Languages: Turkish (native), English (fluent), German (B1), Swedish (A1)
Contact: mertufan@gmail.com
Click here to view detailed CV and portfolio (for Technical Audiovisual Project Developer)
Educational Background
2015-2016 Fellowship, Home Workspace Program (HWP), Ashkal Alwan, Beirut/Lebanon
2008-2010 MFA, Art in the Public Realms, Konstfack, Stockholm/Sweden
2003-2007 BA, Visual Arts and Visual Communication Design, Sabanci University, Istanbul/Turkey
Work Experience
2024 Suvani Suri, Lossless Transmissions: The Errant Earplugs, Dystopia Sound Biennial
2024 Ivana Franke, Installation and Exhibition documentation
2024 Gülşah Mursaloğlu, Down Time, Spread too Thin, Goldrausch Berlin
2024 Mochu, GROTESKKBASILISKK! MINERAL MIXTAPE, RMIT Gallery
22-24 Dilek Winchester, A Choreography On The Unread, Arter
2023 Evrim Kavcar, A Voluntary Movement, SAHA Studio
2023 Nazlı Gürlek Hodder, One
2023 Sena Başöz, Leap into the Future, Yapı Kredi Culture and Art Center
2022 Burcu Yağcıoğlu & Deniz Üster, Homo Scylla, Mardin Biennial
2022 Onur Gökmen & Fatma Belkis, The Connected, Salt Istanbul
21-22 Mochu, GROTESKKBASILISKK! MINERAL MIXTAPE, Edith Russ Haus
2021 Sibel Horada, Clearing Space in Still Water, Versus Art Space
2021 Sibel Horada, Migration Wave, British Council Museum Without Walls
2020 Dilek Winchester, Sticks, Stones and Bones, Hamburg Kunsthaus
2019 Mochu, Toy Volcano, Homeworks Forum 8
2018 Sena Başöz, Forough, Depo Istanbul
2017 Yasemin Özcan, Earth, The Mother of Us All, Cappadox
2017 Nazlı Gürlek, Sand Dance
2016 Onur Karaoğlu, Mark Raso, Performance documentation
2016 Galeri Nev, Gökçen Dilek Acay, Exhibition documentation
2015 Galeri Nev, Koray Ariş, Performance documentation
2015 Galeri Nev, Tayfun Erdoğmuş Studio, Studio practice documentation
2014 Spot Projects & Art International, Seminars documentation
2014 Merve Ünsal, Three States of Water
Technical audiovisual project developer: cinematographer, editor, motion graphics, VFX, installation consultant
A Choreography on the Unread;
Dilek Winchester
Video series, 12’ and 16’.
2022-24; ARTER Museum, Istanbul/TR
https://www.arter.org.tr/Upload/Documents/Glossolalala_Guide.pdf
Choreographies on the Unread consists of eight tap dance and body percussion choreographies that reinterpret selected pieces from the Divan Literature. Texts move with bodies and rhythms.
Installation designer: multi-channel video execution, digital mapping
GROTESKKBASILISKK! MINERAL MIXTAPE;
Mochu
4 channel video installation, 26’.
2024, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT Gallery), Melbourne/AU
https://rmitgallery.com/digital/all/this-hideous-replica-virtual-tour/
GROTESKKBASILISKK! MINERAL MIXTAPE looks at online subcultures premised on rapid technological acceleration that also harbor a strong imperialist cultural nostalgia.
Installation designer and Technical audiovisual project developer: production coordinator, motion graphics, VFX, multi-channel video execution, mapping
GROTESKKBASILISKK! MINERAL MIXTAPE;
Mochu
4 channel video installation, 26’.
2021-22, Edith Russ Haus für Medienkunst, Oldenburg/GRE
https://www.edith-russ-haus.de/ausstellungen/archiv/sentient-picnic
GROTESKKBASILISKK! MINERAL MIXTAPE looks at online subcultures premised on rapid technological acceleration that also harbor a strong imperialist cultural nostalgia.
Editor, installation consultant
Clearing Space in Still Water;
Sibel Horada
2 channel video installation, 8’.
2020-21; Versus Art Gallery, Istanbul/TR
https://sibelhorada.com/portfolio/clearing-space-in-still-water-2021/
Clearing Space in Still Water is a two-channel video installation set in Istanbul's Taksim Square, a site of political and architectural change throughout Turkey's republic era. One screen shows two hands practicing marbling in a water basin with a traditional horsehair brush, while the other screen features the same brush caressing various surfaces around Taksim Square.