Nil İlkbaşaran

Nil İlkbaşaran works as a researcher, artist and producer in the field of participatory art. She carries out social projects in order to create dialogues, revitalizing people’s relationship to a place. One of her major projects For the Love of Bee!, Ecological Awareness and Art Workshops has been continuing as a collective work with its partners in different cities of Turkey since 2017. The workshops offer narratives on Nature - Bee - Human relationality and create platforms teach techniques, in order for the participants to transform this knowledge into creative expressions. Well respected mid and higher education schools have taken part in the workshops. Some of the works have received awards and been exhibited internationally. Nil also takes on the General Coordinator role second time in a row in one of the top ranking art Biennials in Turkey, Sinopale. Nil, who established her life and work in the Netherlands between 1997-2017, continues her research on ecological agriculture, natural beekeeping, vermiculture and circular life styles in the area she established with her partner, in Turkey, Muğla, Bağlıağaç Village.

 

Disciplines : Participatory and Relational Arts, Community Participation and Engagement, Visual Culture, Inter-disciplinary

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