Istanbul Design Biennial Partner Program Research
Webpage design by Selin Pervan. Image courtesy of Deniz Ova.
This research is a broader examination of the design and cultural scene in Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area and Asia through the region’s institutions and professionals.
This research is a broader examination of the design and cultural scene in Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area and Asia through the region’s institutions and professionals.
The research explores how contemporary institutions include interdisciplinary practices and create a relationship between design, architecture, culture and arts. The research identifies role model cross-disciplinary events, organisations and institutions and creates links for future engagements.
Milestone
2019.Q1
Project awarded Design Trust Seed Grant
2020.Q4
Exchange platform during the 5th edition of the Istanbul Design Biennial in partnership with Design Trust
- 2019
- Grantee: Deniz Ova
Deniz Ova is Director of Istanbul Design Biennial at Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), since 2013. Ova started to work at İKSV in 2007 as the project leader for the International Projects department, where she developed and organised the festivals and events of the foundation in different European cities, carrying on as the director of the department from 2010 to 2013. Besides the festivals, she has been coordinating the Pavilion of Turkey at the International Art Exhibition, la Biennale di Venezia, the artist residency studio “Turquie” at Cité Internationale des Arts, and recently managed the participation of Turkey in the London Design Biennial. Since 2014, she is advisor to the Pavilion of Turkey at the International Architecture Exhibition, la Biennale di Venezia. She is fellow at the Salzburg Global Seminar and Stiftung Mercator “Turkey Europe Future Forum”.