OĞULCAN ARSLAN
I’m a driven photographer and a storyteller. My aim is not to know nor to change the world but to propose a new meaning to it through the medium of image. I believe this human commitment is the true force behind and the mark of creativity. As a son of two migrant parents, I’m also personally interested in discovering and questioning the notions of otherness and borders.
Academic Background
Master of Arts, Marmara University Department of Photography, 2020 - ongoing
Bachelor of Arts, Marmara University Department of Photography (valedictorian), 2016 - 2020
Photobook
Leporello Books - Origini Edizioni (ROMA) All The Rivers Flow in the Nuthouse - 2020
Exhibitions
FOAM - Amsterdam, (Online Exhibition)- 2023
B-Art Space - Istanbul, Bursa - 2022
Loft Art Space - Istanbul - 2022
ONE Akaretler - Istanbul - 2021
Mamut Art Project - Istanbul - 2021
Helsinki Photo Festival - Finland - 2021
Summart Art Center, Stranger Things – Istanbul - 2021
FreshEyes Talents, Haute Photographie Gallery – Amsterdam - 2021
BASE Istanbul - 2020
Unsafe - Immigrantopolis (Trieste Photo Days) Poland - 2019
Genis Aci Project, Interpreting Istanbul Encyclopedia with Photography - Salt Beyoglu
Istanbul - 2019
FUAM Photobook Festival Exhibition Tophane-i Amire Culture & Arts Center - Istanbul - 2018
Publications
Editions Le Mulet (Tropical Stoemp 03, Personal Jesus) - 2023
FishEye Magazine - 2023
British Journal of Photography - 2022
Kaleydoskop - 2022
ArtDog Magazine - 2021
GUP Magazine - 2021
Sarab Mag - 2021
L'intervalle Blog, Photobook Review - 2021
PHMuseum - StoryOfTheWeek - 2020
ArtDoc - 2020
L’oeil de la Photographie - 2020
Discarded Magazine - 2020
Edge of Humanity - 2020
Yogurt Magazine - Bad Taste - 2020
Dodho Magazine - 2019
Stem Magazine - 2019
Click Magazine - 2019
The Eye Of Photography - 2018
Latterly Mag - 2018
P3 Publico - 2017
Iz Magazine - 2017
Scholarships & Grants & Events
Fresh Eyes Talents - 2021
Blurring The Lines - Finalist 2020
VII Agency Workshop Full Scholarship (2500$) 2018
Invited Speaker to SALT Galata Conference Series on Migration (Gocun Diger Yuzu : Afgan Gocmen ve Multeciler) 2018
FUAM Photobook Awards "Unsafe" on Afghans in Turkey shortlisted 2018
Workshops
Genis Aci Project, Interpreting Istanbul Encyclopedia with Photography - Salt Beyoglu
Istanbul - 2019
"Storytelling in Istanbul: City of a Million Tales" VII Agency Workshop with John Stanmeyer, Anush Babajanyan
Istanbul - 2018
FUAM 2018, selected for the Photobook Workshop with Kazuma Obara
Istanbul - 2018
DIFAK Workshop "Photography and Youth in Diyarbakir" with Evelien Kunst, Paolo Woods, Marieke Van der Velden, Sonia Jeunet, Diyarbakir 2017
Affiliations
PLATFORM by GAPO