Yener Torun

Yener Torun’s art-photography compositions focus on the relations between space and the experience we have in it. He transforms the urban landscape, reframing architecture as geometric abstraction, creating an alternative reality. Conceptually Torun reforms the architectural elements from their original environment and repurposing them.
After studying architecture at the Istanbul Technical University in 2014, Yener Torun started a photography project focusing on lesser-known buildings and side streets of his adopted city. Since then his work has been featured in major publications such as The Guardian, The Washington Post, CBS News, El Pais Semanal, amongst others.
Yener is established as one of the most interesting emerging artists of today and his body of work has been showcased in Brazil, the UK, France, Turkey, Germany and in the USA. It is collected worldwide.

Yener’s Torun’s (Istanbul 1982) art-photography compositions focus on the relations between space and the experience we have in it. Conceptually the artist transforms the urban landscape, reframing architecture as geometric abstraction, creating an alternative reality. After studying architecture, Yener Torun started a photography project focusing on lesser-known buildings and side streets, gaining 150K followers on the social media Instagram overnight. Since then his work has been featured in major publications such as The Guardian, The Washington Post, CBS News, establishing him as one of the most interesting emerging artists of today. His body of work has been showcased and collected worldwide. Most recently Yener’s work, loved by connoisseurs collectors and young art lovers has been showcased at the Museum Of Colour in Seoul since 2020 and it is now a permanent collection.

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