İz Öztat

İz Öztat’s (b. 1981 in Istanbul, Turkey. Lives and works in Berlin) collective and individual artistic practice, spanning diverse media defined by research, explores the persistence of violent histories through forms, materials, space and language. Öztat is a fellow of the Berlin Artistic Research Programme (2024-25). Her academic articles, essays and fictional texts have been published in various media. She has worked at the intersection of art and education in self-organized, institutional, and academic settings. Selected exhibitions include Self-determination: A Global Perspective, IMMA, Dublin (2023); The Colony, Schwules Museum, Berlin (2018); Tamawuj, Sharjah Biennial 13 (2017); Land without Land, Heidelberger Kunstverein, (2016); and Salt Water: A Theory on Thought Forms, 14th Istanbul Biennial (2015).