I’m Balkan Karışman, a generative artist from Istanbul (1993) with a background in computer graphics and product design. I completed my undergraduate studies at Middle East Technical University in Product Design and later pursued multidisciplinary research in Game and Interaction Design at Istanbul Technical University starting in 2018.
I draw inspiration from urban textures, glitch aesthetics, and illusions—challenging mediums to merge analog and digital, past and future, real and surreal. I believe everything around us is natural and can serve both as a muse and as an instrument for creation. My work often begins with “what if?”—inviting curiosity about everyday surroundings and uncovering hidden connections between the mundane and the surreal.
Now based in Berlin, I collaborate with artists from diverse disciplines, exploring how technology can reshape perception without losing its human pulse.
PERFORMANCES
• Alte Muenze Berlin, 2025 • Kookoo, Ohm Berlin, 2023 • SONAR Festival Istanbul, 2023 • Digital Arts Festival Istanbul, 2023 • NFT BIENNIAL Istanbul, 2023 • MMMAD Festival Madrid, 2022 • SONAR Festival Istanbul, 2020 • Walk With Amal Gaziantep, 2021
PERFORMANCES
• Alte Muenze Berlin, 2025 • Kookoo, Ohm Berlin, 2023 • SONAR Festival Istanbul, 2023 • Digital Arts Festival Istanbul, 2023 • NFT BIENNIAL Istanbul, 2023 • MMMAD Festival Madrid, 2022 • SONAR Festival Istanbul, 2020 • Walk With Amal Gaziantep, 2021
PERFORMANCES
• Alte Muenze Berlin, 2025 • Kookoo, Ohm Berlin, 2023 • SONAR Festival Istanbul, 2023 • Digital Arts Festival Istanbul, 2023 • NFT BIENNIAL Istanbul, 2023 • MMMAD Festival Madrid, 2022 • SONAR Festival Istanbul, 2020 • Walk With Amal Gaziantep, 2021
EXHIBITIONS
• World Expo, Turkish Pavillion, Osaka, 2025 • Milestone, UZ Art Gallery, Istanbul, 2025 • Bilsart, Solo Show, Istanbul, 2024 • Culture Way, Van Museum, Van, 2024 • Projections, Galerie Charlot, Paris, 2024 • Project22, Kanvas, Dubai, 2024 • Bushnell Performance Center, Public Exhibition, New York, 2024 • Cendere Art, When Trees Speak, Istanbul, 2024 • Noise Media&Arts Festival, Group Exhibition, Istanbul, 2024 • IHAM Gallery, Genesthai, Paris, 2023 • MIAMI ART BASEL, RUG Radio Exhibition, Miami, 2023 • Contemporary Istanbul, Brothers Private Collection, Istanbul, 2023 • Ministry of Culture, Uzak-Yakin, İzmir, 2023 • Paribu Art Memory, Private Collection, Istanbul, 2023 • Galatasaray University, Apparatus, Istanbul, 2023 • Sonar Festival, Sonar Screen, Istanbul, 2023 • İstanbul Planning Agency, Sound of Water, Istanbul, 2023 • NFT BIENNIAL, Group Exhibition, Istanbul, 2023 • Universal Sci-fi Movie Festival, Public Exhibition, Istanbul, 2022 • MMMAD Festival, Solo Show, Madrid, 2022 • Istanbul Digital Arts Fest, Group Exhibition, Istanbul, 2022 • ETHGLOBAL, Group Exhibition, New York, 2022 • Art Weeks, Mixer Arts Collection, Istanbul, 2022 • Genderfreechain, Group Exhibition, Istanbul, 2022 • ISOLATE MUSIC, Group Exhibition, Istanbul, 2022 • Cobac Art Space, NFT.İST, Istanbul, 2022 • Hook Art, Invisible Cities, New York, 2021 • Istanbul Airport, A Minute For Art, Istanbul, 2021 • ELPIS, Group Exhibition, Istanbul, 2021 • MIXER Art Gallery, Blended, Istanbul, 2020 • Mona Art Gallery, Private Collection, Istanbul, 2019 • OZORA Music & Arts Festival, Group Exhibition, Hungary, 2018
EXHIBITIONS
• World Expo, Turkish Pavillion, Osaka, 2025 • Milestone, UZ Art Gallery, Istanbul, 2025 • Bilsart, Solo Show, Istanbul, 2024 • Culture Way, Van Museum, Van, 2024 • Projections, Galerie Charlot, Paris, 2024 • Project22, Kanvas, Dubai, 2024 • Bushnell Performance Center, Public Exhibition, New York, 2024 • Cendere Art, When Trees Speak, Istanbul, 2024 • Noise Media&Arts Festival, Group Exhibition, Istanbul, 2024 • IHAM Gallery, Genesthai, Paris, 2023 • MIAMI ART BASEL, RUG Radio Exhibition, Miami, 2023 • Contemporary Istanbul, Brothers Private Collection, Istanbul, 2023 • Ministry of Culture, Uzak-Yakin, İzmir, 2023 • Paribu Art Memory, Private Collection, Istanbul, 2023 • Galatasaray University, Apparatus, Istanbul, 2023 • Sonar Festival, Sonar Screen, Istanbul, 2023 • İstanbul Planning Agency, Sound of Water, Istanbul, 2023 • NFT BIENNIAL, Group Exhibition, Istanbul, 2023 • Universal Sci-fi Movie Festival, Public Exhibition, Istanbul, 2022 • MMMAD Festival, Solo Show, Madrid, 2022 • Istanbul Digital Arts Fest, Group Exhibition, Istanbul, 2022 • ETHGLOBAL, Group Exhibition, New York, 2022 • Art Weeks, Mixer Arts Collection, Istanbul, 2022 • Genderfreechain, Group Exhibition, Istanbul, 2022 • ISOLATE MUSIC, Group Exhibition, Istanbul, 2022 • Cobac Art Space, NFT.İST, Istanbul, 2022 • Hook Art, Invisible Cities, New York, 2021 • Istanbul Airport, A Minute For Art, Istanbul, 2021 • ELPIS, Group Exhibition, Istanbul, 2021 • MIXER Art Gallery, Blended, Istanbul, 2020 • Mona Art Gallery, Private Collection, Istanbul, 2019 • OZORA Music & Arts Festival, Group Exhibition, Hungary, 2018
EXHIBITIONS
• Alte Muenze Berlin, 2025 • Kookoo, Ohm Berlin, 2023 • SONAR Festival Istanbul, 2023 • Digital Arts Festival Istanbul, 2023 • NFT BIENNIAL Istanbul, 2023 • MMMAD Festival Madrid, 2022 • SONAR Festival Istanbul, 2020 • Walk With Amal Gaziantep, 2021
AWARDS & SELECTIONS
• Neuro Masters AI Film Festival, Official Selection, 2025 • AI FilmFest Serbia, Official Selection, 2025 • MISE, Official Selection, 2025 • 24FRAME Future Film Fest, Official Selection, 2025 • Moovy Tanzfilm Festival, Finalist, 2021 • Festival del Cinema di Cefalu, Semi-Finalist, 2021 • ZIEL Dance Film Festival, Nominee, 2021 • non-syntax Experimental, Official Selection, 2021 • Noble Film Festival, Official Selection, 2021 • IMARP Dance FilmFestival, Official Selection, 2020 • DanzaTTack Movie Festival, Official Selection, 2020 • Bastalavista Film Festival, Official Selection, 2021 • Non-syntax Film Festival, Official Selection, 2020 • Noble Film Festival, Official Selection, 2020 • Pasabahce Design Awards, First Place, 2016
AWARDS & SELECTIONS
• Neuro Masters AI Film Festival, Official Selection, 2025 • AI FilmFest Serbia, Official Selection, 2025 • MISE, Official Selection, 2025 • 24FRAME Future Film Fest, Official Selection, 2025 • Moovy Tanzfilm Festival, Finalist, 2021 • Festival del Cinema di Cefalu, Semi-Finalist, 2021 • ZIEL Dance Film Festival, Nominee, 2021 • non-syntax Experimental, Official Selection, 2021 • Noble Film Festival, Official Selection, 2021 • IMARP Dance FilmFestival, Official Selection, 2020 • DanzaTTack Movie Festival, Official Selection, 2020 • Bastalavista Film Festival, Official Selection, 2021 • Non-syntax Film Festival, Official Selection, 2020 • Noble Film Festival, Official Selection, 2020 • Pasabahce Design Awards, First Place, 2016
AWARDS & SELECTIONS
• Neuro Masters AI Film Festival, Official Selection, 2025 • AI FilmFest Serbia, Official Selection, 2025 • MISE, Official Selection, 2025 • 24FRAME Future Film Fest, Official Selection, 2025 • Moovy Tanzfilm Festival, Finalist, 2021 • Festival del Cinema di Cefalu, Semi-Finalist, 2021 • ZIEL Dance Film Festival, Nominee, 2021 • non-syntax Experimental, Official Selection, 2021 • Noble Film Festival, Official Selection, 2021 • IMARP Dance FilmFestival, Official Selection, 2020 • DanzaTTack Movie Festival, Official Selection, 2020 • Bastalavista Film Festival, Official Selection, 2021 • Non-syntax Film Festival, Official Selection, 2020 • Noble Film Festival, Official Selection, 2020 • Pasabahce Design Awards, First Place, 2016
PUBLICATIONS
• NEWSOCIETY, Bookzine, 2023 • Hurriyet, Newspaper, 2023 • Studio Mercado, Magazine, 2022 • Whitewall Art, Online, 2021 • Fad Magazine, Online, 2021 • Arch Daily, Online, 2021 • Archinect, Online, 2021 • Theatre Times, Online, 2020
PUBLICATIONS
• NEWSOCIETY, Bookzine, 2023 • Hurriyet, Newspaper, 2023 • Studio Mercado, Magazine, 2022 • Whitewall Art, Online, 2021 • Fad Magazine, Online, 2021 • Arch Daily, Online, 2021 • Archinect, Online, 2021 • Theatre Times, Online, 2020
PUBLICATIONS
• NEWSOCIETY, Bookzine, 2023 • Hurriyet, Newspaper, 2023 • Studio Mercado, Magazine, 2022 • Whitewall Art, Online, 2021 • Fad Magazine, Online, 2021 • Arch Daily, Online, 2021 • Archinect, Online, 2021 • Theatre Times, Online, 2020
ROLES
• Universal Sci-fi & Fantastic Film Festival, Jury Member, 2024 • Buildner Virtual Architecture Competition, Jury Member, 2023 • Young Creative Fellows, Mentorship, 2023 • Universal Sci-fi & Fantastic Film Festival, Jury Member, 2023 • Buildner Virtual Architecture Competition, Jury Member, 2022 • Daire Artist Residency, Resident, 2021
ROLES
• Universal Sci-fi & Fantastic Film Festival, Jury Member, 2024 • Buildner Virtual Architecture Competition, Jury Member, 2023 • Young Creative Fellows, Mentorship, 2023 • Universal Sci-fi & Fantastic Film Festival, Jury Member, 2023 • Buildner Virtual Architecture Competition, Jury Member, 2022 • Daire Artist Residency, Resident, 2021
ROLES
• Universal Sci-fi & Fantastic Film Festival, Jury Member, 2024 • Buildner Virtual Architecture Competition, Jury Member, 2023 • Young Creative Fellows, Mentorship, 2023 • Universal Sci-fi & Fantastic Film Festival, Jury Member, 2023 • Buildner Virtual Architecture Competition, Jury Member, 2022 • Daire Artist Residency, Resident, 2021