Istanbul, Turkey · Workshop + Exhibition · 2025
Selected through an international curatorial jury, this workshop and exhibition was developed during a Gate 27 residency in Istanbul. Desen is a digital storytelling platform that links ecological movement to human migration through botanical and craft-based motifs. Participants generated visual patterns and short narratives drawn from tulip, pomegranate, and carnation traditions, layering them with personal migration histories. I led the archival and cultural research and narrative framework, while my collaborator, Anna Rebecca Unterholzner, led platform development. The prototype was tested through a public workshop with artists, gathering feedback to refine the platform.