Mert AKBAL

 
  -1980 born in Istanbul  
 

Occupation

 
 

since 2006 teaching animation in Academy of Fine Arts Saar (HBK Saar) in Saarbrücken

 
 

Price

 
 

2008 Octobre Rouge Mansion Speciale, Esch-sur -Alzette, Luxembourg

 
 

Education

 
 

1992 - 2000 secondary school “ Istanbul Lisesi” (german-turkish) bilingual secondary school

 

 

2000 - 2002 study of visual comunication design in HBK Saar

 
 

2002 - 2005 study of fine arts in HBK Saar

 
 

Exhibitions

 
 

2003 Trier, " Mit Pauken und Maltaschen ins Blaue " Trier Staatstheater

 
 

2004 Saarbrücken, Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis

 
 

2005 Stuttgart, "Kurzschluss" workcamp and exhibition of german artschools network, Stuttgart, Germany

 
 

2005 Saarbrücken, sculpture exhibition in der Galerie48

 
 

2005 Asolo, Italien, Asolo Film Festival

 
 

2006 Saarbrücken, "Alltag und Tagtraum" painting exhibition in Galerie Gosz

 
 

2007 Bucharest, Romania, "Puzzle Project", Bucharest National Theater

 
 

2007 Saarbrücken, “Das Inszinierte Fenster in der Nächtlichen Stadt” Light and Videoartprojekts in public spaces

 
 

2007 Leipzig, "A Million Dollar Movie Night",Kultiviert Anders

 
 

2008 Belgrad, Serbia, Galerie SLU Akademie of Fine Arts

 
 

2008 Munich, ”Gastspiele” Lothringer 13, Haus 45 - Kunstverein Domagk e.V

 
 

2008 Istanbul, "the 1st International Roaming Biennial of Tehran", Hafriyat Karakoy

 
 

2008 Neunkirchen, "Landeskunstausstellung des Saarlandes", Städtische Galerie Neunkirchen

 
 

2009 Istanbul, "Local Illustrators", Galery Mtaar

 
 

2009 Holzgau, Tirol Mythos und Heimat“

 
 

2009 Saarbrücken, "Urban Bridges", Exhibition with artists from Belgrad and Istanbul in Saarbrücken, NN19

 
 

2009 Saarbrücken, "Dekalog", Gallerie Besch

 
 

Filmographie

 
 

2004- „4:3 (Mensch : Computer)“, experimental video & animation, Mert Akbal & Marc Haub

 
 

Participation on Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis 2004

 
 

2004- „Hommage a Max Ophuels“, Video

 
 

Participation on Asolo Film Festival 2005, Asolo, Italien

 
 

2005- “Fluss&Flut“ , Animation

 
 

Shown in Saarbrücken, Belgrad, Bucharest, Ottweiler, Istanbul und Lepzig

 
 

2006- „Die biologische Uhr“, experimental video & animation, Mert Akbal & Lena Lieselotte Schuster

 
 

Shown in Völklingen, Saarbrücken, Istanbul

 
 

2007- „Made in Saar“

 
 

Shown on 50th anniversary of Saarlands joining to Germany

 
 

2007- „9 Zwerge“, Animation

 
 

Shown in Saarbrücken, Bucharest, Belgrad, München und Istanbul

 
 

2008- „Terror“, Animation

 
 

Projektionen in Luxembourg, Saarbrücken, Tübingen

 
 

2009- “Sir Frederick Simms is looking for some Birds”

 
  2009- “Felis Domesticus Occidentalis”  
 

Curatorship

 
 

2009 Saarbrücken, "Animation!", Gallery of HBK Saar

 
 

2009 Saarbrücken, "Urban Bridges", Exhibition with artists from Belgrad and Istanbul in Saarbrücken, NN19

 
 

2009 Saarbrücken, "Dekalog", Gallerie Besch

 
 

Bibliography

 
 

- T-Systems, “Zoom 2004” Katalog, ISBN 3-9807878-6-9

 
 

- Stiftung Saarländischer Kulturbesitz, “Dein Land macht Kunst”, ISBN 3-932036-37-8

 
 

- Akademie der Künste Stuttgart, “Kurzschluss” Katalog, ISBN 3-931485-80-3