Rey Akdogan

transforms familiar materials into perceptual and conceptual interventions. She meticulously alters printed media, lighting gels, and architectural components to redefine the boundaries between form, function, and perception. Her work employs subtle techniques such as cutting, folding, tinting, and layering, disrupting the expected uses and appearances of objects. These interventions invite viewers to reconsider their habitual interactions with the built environment. By focusing on peripheral details often ignored, Akdogan creates pieces that blur the lines between object and space, encouraging a deeper engagement with the nuances of materiality, light, and spatial relationships. Akdogan's approach is characterized by a focus on the periphery of visual experience, drawing attention to the margins and overlooked details that typically go unnoticed. By manipulating these elements, she creates works that challenge the viewer's perception and understanding of space, light, and materiality. Her installations and sculptures often blur the lines between object and environment, encouraging a deeper engagement with the subtleties of the surrounding world. This exploration of the mundane and the overlooked reflects Akdogan's interest in the systems and structures that govern daily life. Through her interventions, she seeks to reveal the underlying frameworks that shape our experiences, prompting a reevaluation of the ordinary and the unseen in our constructed environments. ...