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- Olgaç (b. 1987, Turkey) is a visual artist who was raised in London and is currently based in Berlin. His upbringing in Konya during his developmental years largely informs his work today, as an exploration of cultural identity has become a recurring theme in his visual language. Since 2014, Olgaç has travelled to over 60 countries throughout Asia, the Middle East, parts of Africa, and Latin America to challenge the hegemonic Western notions of beauty and personal individuality. He often explores the world of his subjects by shooting them in their environments. His educational background in Theatre shaped his improvisational staged documentary approach. Olgaç was named part of Foam’s 2022 Talent; in 2019 he was featured in the British Journal of Photography's "Ones to Watch" photographers, stating “Bozalp has been at the forefront of a movement to diversify visual culture, introducing new ideas about gender, beauty and race.”; and featured in Aperture’s 2017 "Element of Style" issue, which investigates the role of style, dress, and beauty in forming individual identity." As of 2023 he had two solo exhibitions at Foam Museum and participated in several group exhibitions at institutions including the National Portrait Gallery London, Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation, Aperture Gallery, Sharjah Art Foundation, Arles and Odunpazari Modern Museum. His work has also been published by M Le Monde, A Magazine Curated by, Dazed, Atmos, and T Magazine, and he has worked with clients Balenciaga, Hérmes, Rimowa, Zegna, Alexander McQueen, Carven, Hugo Boss, H&M, Camper, GmbH and Dilara Fındıkoğlu.
- PRIVATE COLLECTIONS 2025 “Leaving One For Another Series” Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation, Frankfurt 2024 “Leaving One For Another Series” Foam Museum, Amsterdam 2021 “Dayılar“ OMM Museum, Eskişehir 2020 “Sisterhood, Adana Boys and Hashem” Hoor Al Qasimi Collection, Sharjah Art Foundation, UAE 2020 “Iranian Family“ Winterthur Foto Museum, Switzerland BOOKS & ZINES 2024 “While Waiting For Armmã” Self-Published Postcard Series, November 2024 2023 “Ji” Commissioned by Sankuanz, November 2023 2022 “Leaving One for Another” Published by Void, November 2022 2022 “Buddha Was Born Here” Self-Published June 2022 SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2025 “Karnıbahar” Bilsart, Istanbul 2023 “Leaving One For Another” Foam Museum, Amsterdam 2023 “Dad On His Search For Hüseyin” Foam Museum, Amsterdam 2023 “Arada” Verwey Museum, Harleem2023 “Leaving One For Another” Galerie-Kernweine, Stuttgart 2023 “Leaving One For Another” 1014 Gallery, London 2022 “Buddha Was Born Here” Sheriff Gallery, Paris 2017 “Borders” À La Galerie Duboys, Paris COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS & FESTIVALS 2024 “Leaving One For Another” Réseau Lux, Paris, FR 2024 “Leaving One For Another” Radar Festival, Trani, IT 2024 “Leaving One For Another” Les Rencontres d’Arles, Night Of The Year, FR 2024 “Leaving One For Another” Mesnographies, Les Mesnuls, FR 2023 “Leaving One For Another” Larnaca Biennale, Cyprus 2023 “Dad On His Search For Hüseyin & Arada” Jipfest, Jakarta 2023 “Leaving One For Another” Future Perfect, Fotodoks, Munich2023 “Dear Earth, Atmos” Hayward Gallery, London 2023 “Leaving One For Another” Lucid Borders, Art Exchange, Essex, UK 2023 “Leaving One For Another” Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation, Frankfurt 2022 “Foam Talents, Leaving One For Another” Foam Museum, Amsterdam 2021 “Tomorrow City” Foto Tallinn Curated by Isabella Van Marle, Estonia 2021 “Dayilar” Don’t Look Back, Deep is the Past, OMM Museum, TR 2021 “Kurd” 21, Galerie Sebastien Lepeuve, Paris 2020 “Konya Boys” Taylor Wessing Prize, National Portrait Gallery, London 2019 “Archival work” Vantage Point Sharjah 7, Sharjah Art Foundation, UAE 2019 “Istanbul x Gucci” Aperture Photographs, Aperture Foundation, New York2019 “Archival work” Unseen, BJP’s 5 Emerging Talents, Amsterdam 2018 “Istanbul x Gucci” All That Man Is, Photo Vogue Festival, Milan 2018 “Archival work” 212 Photography Festival, Leica Gallery, Istanbul 2017 “Archival Work” No Lab, Haskoy Yun Iplik Fabrikasi, Istanbul ARTIST COLLABORATION 2025 “Living Rooms” Book by Middle East Archive 2023 “Wild Memory Radio” WePresent, 30 leading cultural figures share the places 2023 “Deck of Cards x Olgaç Bozalp” Middle East Archive 2023 “Archival Work, city installation” Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, AntwerpPRINT INSTALLATIONS 2021 “Leaving One For Another” Broadway Market, London 2021 “Dayilar” Galata, Istanbul 2021 “Dasht e lut” Westwood, Los Angeles 2021 “Cem” Ost Hafen, BerlinSELECTED PRINT SALES 2024 “Archival Selection” AucArt 2023 “Mount Bromo” Foam Editions 2020 “Funeral Flower Man” Magnum x Aperature, Work of Imagination, Square Print Sale 2017 “Istanbul x Gucci” Aperature, Elements of Style, Limited-Edition Print Series TALKS & LECTURES2025 “Karnibahar” Bilsart,Istanbul 2023 “Leaving One For Another” Fotodoks, Munich 2023 “Q&A with Educational Department” Foam Museum 2023 “Q&A by Kim Knoppers” Foam Museum 2023 “Q&A with Olgaç Bozalp” Bath Spa University 2021 “Q&A by Sila Guven” World Hope Forum by Lidewij Edelkoort & Philip Fimmano 2020 “Slow Looking” The Photographer’s Gallery, London 2020 “Develop: Creative Careers Through Photography” The Photographer’s Gallery, London SELECTED PRINT PRESS 2025 Fisheye Magazine, Leaving One For Another 2024 Spark Journal, Buy a One-Way Ticket with Olgaç Bozalp 2023 Monopol Magazin, Fortgehen 2023 Leica Fotografie International, Leaving One For Another 2023 Financial Times, Gallery, Photographs by Olgaç Bozalp 2022 Wallpaper*, Four Emerging Image Makers 2022 Guardian, Big Picture, Leaving One for Another 2022 Foam Magazine, Leaving One for Another 2020 WePresent Magazine, Dad Interview 2019 British Journal of Photography, Ones To Watch 2019 2018 Printed Pages, The It’s Nice That Magazine, Zennes 2017 Aperture, Elements of Style Issue SELECTED DIGITAL PRESS 2024 Dazed, Photographs document the search for belonging 2023 Foam, A Closer Look at the Work of Olgaç Bozalp 2023 Vice, Photos of the Pain and Beauty 2023 Wallpaper*, Olgaç Bozalp’s journey through forced migration 2023 Another Magazine, Thoughtful Meditation on Migration 2022 Museé, Olgaç Bozalp’s Leaving One For Another 2022 Aesthetica, Global Movement 2022 I-D, Olgaç 's photographs about migration blur fact & fiction 2022 Guardian, From one place to another: images of migration 2022 Fisheye, Leaving One For Another 2022 Wallpaper*, The best photo books to adorn your coffee table 2022 Another Mag, This Zine Captures the Abundant Beauty of Nepal 2020 WePresent, I was seeing my dad in a new light 2020 Aperture, 12 Photographers on How to Survive the Lockdown 2019 The New Yorker, New Yorker Photo Takeover 2018 Vogue Italia, Photo Vogue Festival 2018 I-D, 5 Photographers Reimagining Masculinity 2018 It's Nice That, Family Photo Albums 2017 Self Publish Be Happy, SPBH Ten Questions 2017 It's Nice That, Male Belly Dancers 2017 It's Nice That, On The Difficulties of Shooting Fashion in Iran 2017 Independent, Iran’s Underground Fashion and Style 2016 It's Nice That, Challenging Traditional Ideas of Male Beauty
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