Mehtap Morkoç

Mehtap Morkoç was born in Ankara in 1986. Morkoç completed undergraduate studies at Hacettepe University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Ceramics in 2009, a master's degree in 2013 with the thesis “Sanat Nesnesi ve Mekan İlişkisi Üzerine Uygulamalar,” and a Proficiency in Art degree in 2019 with the thesis “Sanat Deneyiminde Eser Aracılığıyla Sanatçı-İzleyici Yapılanışı: Mekansal Eskizler.” Morkoç began an academic career in 2012 as a research assistant at Hacettepe University and since October 2016 has continued it at Erciyes University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Ceramic and Glass Design. Morkoç has taken part in many exhibitions and events in Türkiye and abroad and has received awards in various competitions.

While focusing on the relationship between the art object and space, my works aim to reflect on what an art object can be.

In works that took shape after research into how viewers perceive and define art objects, the effect of the material as it creates the form is preserved. For this reason, undefined, amorphous forms generally make up most of my work. The surfaces of these pieces, which have no particular shape, carry references to places (space). These references, which begin with transferring onto the surface the sketches I make of places I have visited, emphasize the relationship between space and object. This leads me to think about a duality such as whether the object should be in the space or the space in the object. In addition, these sketches, which also find a place in my paintings, over time form the first stages of my watercolors, in which I build my own cities.