We paid a visit to the studio of young multi-disciplinary artist Zeynep Birced, located in Galatasaray. Her modest atelier mirrors her effortless eclectic taste, and her similarly varied work.
Birced confessed she works best in there when she invites other artists to work in the studio, in order to create a collective atmosphere of concentrated work. Birced knew she would go to art school already early on, and more specifically, she knew she’d go to Central Saint Martins, where she received her graduate degree. Learning how to visualise things, she says, was one of the most important things she acquired there. After four years in London, Zeynep Birced returned to Istanbul, and there are many positive sides to being here, she says.“I’m not complaining about Istanbul like a lot of people do, I think I’m quite satisfied here”. Of course one of the most important sides of being in Istanbul is the fact that anything, any material she might need, is available – and at a very reasonable price, too. But though she says she is quite content here for now, she sees herself as a nomad, with a passion for exploring new places that would feed her creativity.
