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Sümer Erek was born in Cyprus. He graduated from St. Martin′s School of Art in 1983. He continued his postgraduate study in Sculpture at his alma mater and completed in 1985. In 2008, he completed his master’s degree in Theory and Practice of Transnational Art at Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts London. Erek is a multi-disciplinary conceptual creator with extensive experience in public art installation, creating large-scale works and participatory projects. He works in a variety of different art fields such as painting, sculpture, photography, installation, video and performance. In 2008, he built a house out of freesheet newspapers in London. Erek has had many solo exhibitions and has participated in numerous group exhibitions and projects in the UK and abroad. Currently, he lives and works in London.
Selected Exhibitions and Projects:
2005, "Raw Earth Project - 2005"
2005, "A House in Cyprus - The Pool" Installation, performance, Templos
2005, "Ownership, Earth, Belief in Cyprus" Intervention, inside parliament building, Lefkosa
2005, "Earth Visuals in Cyprus" Installation, performance, Lefkosa
2005, "Flesh Line" Photography, video Dolores de Sierra - Galleria de Arte, Madrid
2005, "30X30" Abney Public Hall, London
2005, "Opening Doors" Participatory project, Cafe Gallery Projects, London
2005, "Group Exhibition" Dolores de Sierra - Galleria de Arte, Madrid
2005, "Insula Ovinium" Photography, W. Hogarth Museum, London
2005, "Bayennale international art Festival", San Francisco
2005, "London in Six Easy Step" Installation, ICA, London
2006, "Raw Earth Project - 2006"
2006, "Intervention" Performance, Manifesta-6 Coffee Break, Nicosia
2006, "Lost School Notes" Installation, -Blue print- Museum Man 4th Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool
2006, "Ledra Crossing" Performance, Buffer zone, Lefkosa
2006, "Long Shore Drift - London Biennale 2006" Performance, Brighton Beach, Brighton
2006, ′10x10′ Installation, Area 10, London
2006, "Open Studios" - (Ledra′s Portrait) Performances, Arabahmet Cultural Centre, Nicosia
2007, "Raw Earth Project - 2007" Multi-disciplinary project, "Ledra′s Portrait" Intervention, performance, British Museum, London; Pergamon Museum, Berlin
2007, Swedish parliament, Stockholm, SWEDEN; A side street, Venice, ITALY
2007, "Self Portrait" Performance, Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts, Istanbul
2007, "Ben Toprak" Performance, Venice Biennale pavilions, Venice
2007, "Festival in Situ" Installation, La Farinera del Colt, Barcelona
2007, "North Cyprus fest" Installation, performances, Abney Public Hall, London
2007, "Cold Store" Site-specific Installation, Cold store building, Berlin
2008, "The Newspaper House - Work in progress", Installation, Gillett Square Hackney, London
2008, "The Newspaper House - Gateway" Installation, Camberwell College of Arts, London
2008, "Shift - reflections in time and place" (The Newspaper House - Wall) Installation, Schwartz Gallery, London
2008, "MA TrAiN Exhibition" Photography, installation, The House Gallery, London
2008, "Free Words" photography, Mayfair Library, London
Reference: sumererek.com, treehugger.com, zimbio.com
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