Some Roads and Mountains at Nowhere

Ekin Su Koç

Ekin Su Koç’s figurative works and gestural abstractions reflect themes of migration, dislocation, and the fragmented self. Working in collage, oil painting, and wall-based sculpture, Koç moves freely between references, alluding to her multicultural upbringing in Istanbul, Berlin, and Copenhagen. Koç’s unique personal lexicon incorporates a constantly evolving array of materials to explore the complexity of her Turkish heritage and cultural identity and navigate the dislocation between the individual and the collective. Her works feature hand-knitted Anatolian and Aegean fabrics and lace, architectural motifs and stucco found in German apartments, dried flowers, family pictures, and photographs from magazines. The cross-cultural richness of Koç’s visual language is also reflected in her educational background, comprising a BA from Mimar Sinan Fine Art University, an MFA from Isik University, and an MA in painting from the University of Seville.