Mert AKBAL |
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| -1980 born in Istanbul | ||
Occupation |
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since 2006 teaching animation in Academy of Fine Arts Saar (HBK Saar) in Saarbrücken |
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Price |
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2008 Octobre Rouge Mansion Speciale, Esch-sur -Alzette, Luxembourg |
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Education |
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1992 - 2000 secondary school “ Istanbul Lisesi” (german-turkish) bilingual secondary school |
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2000 - 2002 study of visual comunication design in HBK Saar |
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2002 - 2005 study of fine arts in HBK Saar |
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Exhibitions |
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2003 Trier, " Mit Pauken und Maltaschen ins Blaue " Trier Staatstheater |
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2004 Saarbrücken, Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis |
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2005 Stuttgart, "Kurzschluss" workcamp and exhibition of german artschools network, Stuttgart, Germany |
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2005 Saarbrücken, sculpture exhibition in der Galerie48 |
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2005 Asolo, Italien, Asolo Film Festival |
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2006 Saarbrücken, "Alltag und Tagtraum" painting exhibition in Galerie Gosz |
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2007 Bucharest, Romania, "Puzzle Project", Bucharest National Theater |
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2007 Saarbrücken, “Das Inszinierte Fenster in der Nächtlichen Stadt” Light and Videoartprojekts in public spaces |
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2007 Leipzig, "A Million Dollar Movie Night",Kultiviert Anders |
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2008 Belgrad, Serbia, Galerie SLU Akademie of Fine Arts |
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2008 Munich, ”Gastspiele” Lothringer 13, Haus 45 - Kunstverein Domagk e.V |
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2008 Istanbul, "the 1st International Roaming Biennial of Tehran", Hafriyat Karakoy |
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2008 Neunkirchen, "Landeskunstausstellung des Saarlandes", Städtische Galerie Neunkirchen |
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2009 Istanbul, "Local Illustrators", Galery Mtaar |
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2009 Holzgau, Tirol „Mythos und Heimat“ |
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2009 Saarbrücken, "Urban Bridges", Exhibition with artists from Belgrad and Istanbul in Saarbrücken, NN19 |
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2009 Saarbrücken, "Dekalog", Gallerie Besch |
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Filmographie |
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2004- „4:3 (Mensch : Computer)“, experimental video & animation, Mert Akbal & Marc Haub |
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Participation on Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis 2004 |
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2004- „Hommage a Max Ophuels“, Video |
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Participation on Asolo Film Festival 2005, Asolo, Italien |
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2005- “Fluss&Flut“ , Animation |
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Shown in Saarbrücken, Belgrad, Bucharest, Ottweiler, Istanbul und Lepzig |
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2006- „Die biologische Uhr“, experimental video & animation, Mert Akbal & Lena Lieselotte Schuster |
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Shown in Völklingen, Saarbrücken, Istanbul |
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2007- „Made in Saar“ |
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Shown on 50th anniversary of Saarlands joining to Germany |
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2007- „9 Zwerge“, Animation |
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Shown in Saarbrücken, Bucharest, Belgrad, München und Istanbul |
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2008- „Terror“, Animation |
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Projektionen in Luxembourg, Saarbrücken, Tübingen |
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2009- “Sir Frederick Simms is looking for some Birds” |
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| 2009- “Felis Domesticus Occidentalis” | ||
Curatorship |
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2009 Saarbrücken, "Animation!", Gallery of HBK Saar |
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2009 Saarbrücken, "Urban Bridges", Exhibition with artists from Belgrad and Istanbul in Saarbrücken, NN19 |
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2009 Saarbrücken, "Dekalog", Gallerie Besch |
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Bibliography |
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- T-Systems, “Zoom 2004” Katalog, ISBN 3-9807878-6-9 |
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- Stiftung Saarländischer Kulturbesitz, “Dein Land macht Kunst”, ISBN 3-932036-37-8 |
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- Akademie der Künste Stuttgart, “Kurzschluss” Katalog, ISBN 3-931485-80-3 |