TUGCE KUCUK

FIG 01.RELATIONAL SYMMETRY OF THE KNIGHT

DESCRIPTION:

‘SAHPE IS A DISTANCE PROBLEM’ IS A COLLABORATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY WORK ON 120MM B&W FILM. WEARABLE SCULPTURE PRODUCED BY HENRY DIXON AND WORN BY JAKE BUBB AT CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIOS. THE PROJECT IS EXPLORING POTENTIALITY OF THE NARRATIVE THAT CREATED BY THE DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS BETWEEN TWO SCULPTURES WHICH ONE CAN MOVE AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT WHILE THE MOVEMENT FIXED ON THE MATERIAL ITSELF FOR THE SAFETY PIN SCULPTURE, PRUDUCED BY MYSELF.

FILMS ARE HAND PROCESSED AND DIGITALLY SCANNED. LIGHTROOM AND PHOTOSHOP USED FOR POST PRODUCTION

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FIG 02-04. GETTING READY FOR A FIGHT
FIG 05-07. AN ASYMMETRICAL PIN PUTS THE NIGHT INTO A DIFFICULT POSITION
FIG 08-11. SHAPE IS A DISTANCE PROBLEM

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9 CONSTRUCTED TO ATTACH

TYPE: FILM PHOTOGRAPHY - SCULPTURE

01-07/2026

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DESCRIPTION:

CONSTRUCTED TO ATTACH IS A MODULAR SAFETY PIN SCULPTURE WHICH EXPLORES WHETHER ATTACHMENT REMAINS POSSIBLE ONCE AN OBJECT HAS LOST ITS FUNCTION. EXPERIMENTING MANIPULATIONS ON STEEL TUBE, EACH STRUCTURE INVESTIGATES THE CONDITION OF ATTACHMENT THROUGH VARIATIONS IN FORM AND ASSEMBLY.

METHOD:

TO ACHIEVE A MODULAR ASSEMBLY, A SMALLER DIAMETER METAL TUBE FUNCTIONS AS AN INTERNAL SLEEVE CONNECTOR. BENDING USED FOR EXPERIMENTATION ON SHAPE AND MATERIALS ARE CONNECTED BY WELDING WHEN NEEDED.

MATERIAL:

STEEL TUBE, STEEL SHEET, BOLTS AND NUTS

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DESCRIPTION:

THE PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKS EXTEND SCULPTURAL SYSTEM BY DOCUMENTING BOTH EXISTING AND POTENTIAL MODES OF ATTACHMENT BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL ELEMENTS. ACTING AS VISUAL RECORDS, THEY CAPTURE INTERACTIONS WiTH THE WORK OVER TIME, BOTH WITH AND WITHOUT HUMAN PRESENCE.

FIG 02. 120MM B&W FILM. MODELLING BY HANNA WENTZ AT CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS PHOTO STUDIOS.
THE FRAME COMBINING TWO DIFFERENT NEGATIVES.

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FIG 03-05-07: VARIOUS ASSMBLY OF THE COMPONENTS CREATING DIFFERENT BODY OF SCULPTURE
FIG 04-06-08: DOUBLE EXPOSURES ON 120MM B&W FILM

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FIG 09. MODELLING AND MASK BY EKABO DONYI EZHAVA AT CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS PHOTO STUDIOS ON 120MM B&W FILM.

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FIG 10-11-12: VARIOUS ASSMBLY OF THE COMPONENTS CREATING DIFFERENT BODY OF SCULPTURE. ON 120MM B&W FILM.

8 TRANSPARENT HORSE

TYPE: PUBLICATION

01/2026

DESCRIPTION:

TRANSPARENT HORSE IS A SELF PUBLISHED PHOTO BOOK. MADE OVER A YEAR ON 35 MM B&W FILM WITH AN OLD YASHICA AUTO-FOCUS. THE BOOK USES ANALOG PROCESSES TO REMOVE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN BODIES AND OBJECTS.

SPECIFICATIONS:

107X178MM, RISO PRINTED, PERFECT BOUND, MUNKEN PURE ROUGH 120GSM PAPER, 10 COPIES.

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7 FEAST WITH THE BEASTS

TYPE: VIRTUAL REALITY-EXHIBITION

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DESCRIPTION:

BRINGS TOGETHER PHOTOGRAPHY, IMMERSIVE DESIGN, CURATION AND ARCHITECTURE IN A MULTI SENSORY INSTALLATION SHAPED BY OBJECT ORIENTED ONTOLOGY, FEAST WITH THE BEASTS IS A VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE INSTALLED AT ERANDA STUDIO OF THE PHOTOGRAPHERS’ GALLERY. THE EXPERIENCE, CURATED AND DEVELOPED BY DEVELOP COLLECTIVE 2025. THE PROJECT EXPLORES UNCANNY PRESENCE OF EVERYDAY OBJECTS THROUGH AN INTERACTIVE NARRATIVE, STRUCTURED AROUND A FEST.

METHOD:

THE EXPERIENCE DELIVERED ACROSS THREE META QUEST HEADSETS, EACH SUPPORTED BY GAMING LAPTOPS TO ENSURE STABLE REAL-TIME PERFORMANCE. TO CONNECT THE VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE WITH THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, A LONG TABLE INSTALLED AT THE CENTRE OF THE STUDIO. THE VIEWER NAVIGATES THE WORK BY SELECTING ONE OF THE COIN, BELL OR THE VASE. EACH OBJECTS TRIGGERS A DIFFERENT LEVEL THAT HAVE NON-ECLUDIAN SPACE AND TIME DESIGN IN IT.

CREDITS:

CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT: ASHIMA PARGAL, ALEX XIAONAN GUO, ELIANA DYER FERNANDES
UI-UX DESIGN: LISA JINXUAN ZHANG
VR DEVELOPMENT-CREATIVE DIRECTION: TUGCE KUCUK
GRAPHIC DESIGN-CREATIVE DIRECTION: DISHA GUPTA
SET DESIGN: MINGHO WU

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DESCRIPTION:

POSTERS PRODUCED AS A4-A3-A2 PRINTS AND ADAPTED FOR SOCIAL MEDIA PUBLICATION FOR PROMOTING THE EVENTBEASTS, THE DICTATOR, LIAR AND THE LURE PRODUCED USING BLENDER, LATER ON INSERTED TO UNREAL ENGINE WHERE THE EXPERINCE ITSELF DESIGNED.
CREDITS:

3D DESIGN: TUGCE KUCUK
GRAPHIC DESIGN: DISHA GUPTA
FIG 02. THE DICTATOR
FIG 03. THE LIAR
FIG 04. THE LURE

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FIG 08-10. DETAILS FROM THE DINNER TABLE, OPENNING LEVEL
FIG 11. THE DICTATOR LEVEL
FIG 12. THE LURE LEVEL
FIG 13. THE LIAR LEVEL

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FIG 14-17. VISITORS EXPERIENCING THE PROJECT WITH HEADSETS
FIG 15-16. DETAILS FROM THE TABLE AT THE STUDIO

6 RUDE BEHAVIOUR OF THE HARD SURFACE

TYPE: SCULPTURE

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DETAILS:

RUDE BEHAVIOUR OF THE HARD SURFACE IS AN INSTALLATION CONSISTING FOUR SCULPTURE. EACH SCULPTURE MADE OUT FROM 2.5 METER LENGHT DISCARDED ALIMINIUM CHANNELS. THE WORK IS BASED ON CONFIGURATIONS BETWEEN THE SURFACE AND THE BODY. THROUGH CUTTING, STITCHING, AND RIVETING, THE CHANNELS WERE RESHAPED INTO ORGANIC FORMS THAT REPRESENTS WORMS ON THE ASPHALT ROAD THAT IS TRYING TO SHIFT BETWEEN SOILS.
FIG 01. IMAGE OF THE FULL INSTALLATION 2.75CM
FIG 02. IMAGE SHOWS FIRST TWO SCULPTURES PRODUCES ON THE PLINTHS
FIG 03. DETAIL OF THE MATERIAL USED

5 BOILER SUIT

TYPE: MIXED MEDIA INSTALLATION

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DESCRIPTION:

BOILER SUIT IS A MIXED MEDIA INSTALLATION THAT COMBINES DIGITAL MODELLING, PROJECTION MAPPING, AND FABRIC MANIPULATION. THE BODY OF WORK IS BASED ON MY OBSERVATIONS OF LABOUR TO KEEP THE CITY STRUCTURE TIDY WHILE I’M MOVING THROUGH URBAN SAPACES.
THE SUIT REPRESENTS REPETITIVE LABOUR THAT HELPS DEFINE AND SUSTAIN THE CITY ITSELF, WHILE THE PROJECTED CHEWING GUMS DISTORT THE IDEA OF SOLID STRUCTURES AND FIXED RULES INTO UNIDENTIFIABLE FORMS.

FIG 01.THE BODY OF WORK INSTALLED INTO A FABRICATED FRAME MADE BY MYSELF FOR THE INTERIM SHOW AT CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS
FIG 02-03. FRONT AND BACK IMAGES FROM 3D SCAN OF PHYSICAL PART OF THE WORK.

5 MOM IS CALLING

TYPE: PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION

01-08 2024

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DETAILS:

MOM IS CALLING A PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION OF OBJECTS AND MOMENTS THAT REVEAAL THE SUBJECTS OF OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH MY MOM OVER THE PHONE. THE IMAGES ARE MADE BY USING A DIGITAL CAMERA OVER 3 YEARS.