Ahmet Güneştekin

Ahmet Güneştekin is a Turkish contemporary artist. He became familiar with mythological themes and began painting at an earlier age. He began experimenting with production techniques to explore ways of relating to forms, materials and surfaces. His experiments relied heavily on the findings of his ethnographic research across the country lasted almost a decade.
In his documentary series, he investigated traditional practices which construct the sphere of material culture and generate contemporary forms. The series drew its material from the photographic and cinematic image he produced during his fieldworks.
He began working with a variety of media such as video, installation, paintings and sculpture. He pursued a multi-disciplinary approach that would continue throughout his career.

Submitted by AWC Contemporary