Ataman Girisken

Visual Artist

Portfolio

Works

A chronological selection of theatre, performance, installation, biennial and film projects.

Category

Year

29 projects

2026

Aurora

Aurora

Visual design and implementation for Aurora at the 17th International Istanbul Opera and Ballet Festival.

2026

Performance - Visual Design & Implementation

Ilk Akis

Ilk Akis

Projection and sound design work presented at Kayasehir for Cappadocia Biennial 2026.

2026

Biennial - Projection & Sound Design

Echoing Travelogues: The Beyond and Us

Echoing Travelogues: The Beyond and Us

Projection design and AI-assisted video generation for a live performance environment in Arnhem.

2026

Performance - Projection Design & AI-assisted Video Generation

BROKE'N; an odd Messiah

BROKE'N; an odd Messiah

Physical theatre, dance, music and video art work about a fallen angel, presented at Wortwiege Festival 2026.

2026

Theatre - Visual Design

Bir Troya Hikayesi

Bir Troya Hikayesi

Projection design for a contemporary theatre interpretation of the Troy narrative.

2026

Theatre - Projection

Where the Wind Ends

Where the Wind Ends

Dance film direction exploring threshold, weather and embodied memory; world premiered at Dansfilmfestivalen in Gothenburg, Sweden in 2026.

2026

Film - Director

2025

2nd Mediterranean Biennial

2nd Mediterranean Biennial

Biennial contribution combining ritual references with digital image behaviors.

2025

Biennial - Biennial Artist

Blackbox

Blackbox

Immersive monochrome projection installation investigating perception in low-light space.

2025

Installation - Visual & Projection Installation

Cehov Aski

Cehov Aski

Projection design supporting emotional transitions in a theatre production.

2025

Theatre - Projection

Dantel IV

Dantel IV

Video installation extending the Dantel series through layered temporal loops.

2025

Installation - Video Installation

DIDO (Bonjuk Bay)

DIDO (Bonjuk Bay)

Live projection design for an outdoor performance context.

2025

Performance - Projection

Origins

Origins

Theatre-adjacent installation investigating recurring origins and staged memory.

2025

Installation - Video Installation

StudioMAHAL Residency

StudioMAHAL Residency

Residency research on generative image systems for performance and installation contexts.

2025

Residency - Artist in Residence

Tears of the Island

Tears of the Island

Site-specific projection mapping work composed for coastal terrain and night atmosphere.

2025

Installation - Site-specific Mapping

2024

9th Canakkale Biennial

9th Canakkale Biennial

Biennial work focusing on collective memory and visual repetition.

2024

Biennial - Biennial Artist

Art on Loop

Art on Loop

Selected screening work for loop-based moving image presentation.

2024

Screening - Screening Artist

Blindate: Dama Dama

Blindate: Dama Dama

Audiovisual design integrating movement, sound and projected abstraction.

2024

Performance - Audiovisual Design

DIDO Tour

DIDO Tour

International tour adaptation of projection design across venues and stage scales.

2024

Performance - Projection

International Sinop Biennial

International Sinop Biennial

Biennial contribution exploring porous boundaries between body and projected light.

2024

Biennial - Biennial Artist

2023

Visual documentation in preparation

Kaferum of Hola

Hybrid projection installation connecting live gesture and environmental image.

2023

Installation - Projection Installation

Misket

Misket

Projection design for touring performance in an international festival context.

2023

Performance - Projection

Visual documentation in preparation

So Farewell Hope

Chamber-theatre projection design emphasizing subtle transitions and atmosphere.

2023

Theatre - Projection

The Loop

The Loop

Theatre projection work built around cyclical visual motifs.

2023

Theatre - Projection

2022

Küçük Bir Rica

Küçük Bir Rica

Theatre production with video design and mapping.

2022

Theatre - Video Design & Mapping

2020

Play X

Play X

Cross-venue audiovisual collaboration integrating live visual and audio systems.

2020

Performance - Visual & Audio Design

2019

Blindate

Blindate

Generative audiovisual collaboration linking choreographic structures to algorithmic image flow.

2019

Installation - Generative Audiovisual Design

2018

Visual documentation in preparation

International Dance Day

Video contribution for International Dance Day programming.

2018

Screening - Video