Nelumbo Studios
WHO WE ARE?
Founded in 2020 by Dilara Altınkepçe Arslan and Kerim Arslan, Nelumbo Studios is an artist-led production and exhibition space located in Kadıköy, Istanbul. Nelumbo provides a versatile venue for all kinds of alternative artistic pursuits, especially for emerging artists. The studio offers an interdisciplinary approach through both traditional and new media, including painting, sculpture, photography, music, and installation art.
Encounters and interactions shape this space, while the artist's perspective and creative process remain at its core. This approach strengthens communication between traditional and contemporary forms of expression, offering viewers a layered narrative. Named after the white lotus flower that blooms in the marsh, Nelumbo embraces conscious practices that do not harm any living being or phenomenon, in accordance with its ethos of respect for life.
Nelumbo Studios continues to operate as an open and flexible space for artistic production, prioritising conceptual thinking. The studio supports and promotes the artists it represents on an international stage while preserving their uniqueness.
Art Space / Exhibitons
09.07.2021 / 09.09.2021
The White Lotus
Group Exhibiton
Uğur Acil, Gülfidan Açıkgöz, Dilara Altınkepçe Arslan, İsmail Hakkı Bulut, Hayal Can Deniz, Süleyman Engin, Selin Ersoy, Tuğçe Güney, Beril İrman, Gizem Malkoç, Uğur Savaş, Mustafa Uysal, Aslıhan Yetiş, Tamer Aydın
19.09.2021 / 22.10.2021
Embrace Your Shadows
Group Exhibiton
Ahmet Tuliçelik, Çağdaş Erçelik, Damla Özdemir, Erçin Gül, Filiz Çağın, Gamze Enginer, Hakan Yilmaz, Hüseyin Özçelik, Mark Erhan Geçim, Maya Euphoria, Melike Kiliç, M. Tau, Mustafa Mutlu, Osman Gültepe, Ömer Faruk Kiliç, Ömer Kasimoğlu, Pinar Batman Tokat, Selva Kaya, Uğur Engin Deniz, Yağmur Yilan
13.07.2023 / 27.07.2023
8+1 Düğüm
Group Exhibiton
Buket Gül, Dilara Altınkepçe Arslan, Ece Sera Kaşlıoğlu, Gülbahar Gümüşten Çelik, İdil Heval Güngör, Lale Yılmaz, Melek Baydar, Şule Güzeller
02.03.2024 / 08.03.2024
Exsilium
Student Project Exhibiton
Berfin Sude Çevik, Hande Erçel, Zeynep Naz Çaykara, Dilşad Ergün
29.03.2024 / 20.05.2024
Trying To Reconnect
Group Exhibiton
Onur Alakay, Dilara Altınkepçe Arslan, Kerim Arslan, Arif Çekderi, Hayal Can Deniz, Osman Gültepe, Yasemin Green, Gizem Malkoç, Selçuk Pol, Uğur Savaş
02.06.2024 / 27.07.2024
The Omen, Kerim Arslan
Solo Exhibition
Kerim Arslan
06.10.2024 / 27.10.2024
In The Presence Of Being
Collection Exhibition
Ali Özbatur Koleksiyon Sergisi
14.11.2024 / 15.12.2024
RE-, Dilara Altınkepçe Arslan
Solo Exhibition
Dilara Altınkepçe Arslan
28.12.2024 / 28.01.2025
Represented-artists
Group Exhibiton
Arif Çekderi, Betül Ay, Çağrı Dizdar, Dilara Altınkepçe Arslan, Gizem Malkoç, Hayal Can Deniz, Kerim Arslan, Selçuk Pol, Yasemin Green
13.02.2025 / 27.04.2025
The Green Lotus 25
Young Talent Exhibition Series
Bilge Abur, Buket Gül, Aydın Berk Kızılay, Fazlı Kesgin
04.05.2025 / 05.06.2025
The Exit
Group Exhibition
Betül Ay, Çağrı Dizdar, Çiğdem Aydın, Derya Yılmaz, Dilara Altınkepçe Arslan, Fatih Helvacı, Fazlı Kesgin, Jan Samurkaş, Kerim Arslan, Kübra Boy, Sanem Özdemir, Selçuk Pol
12.06.2025 / 27.07.2025
Chordata Nihil, Arif Çekderi
Solo Sculpture Exhibition
Arif Çekderi
11.09.2025 / 05.10.2025
Archēnode, Elvan Asarkaya
Solo Exhibition
Elvan Asarkaya
Creation Space / Project / The Green Lotus 25
03.02.2025 / 27.04.2025
The Green Lotus 25
Young Talent Exhibition Series
Bilge Abur, Buket Gül, Aydın Berk Kızılay, Fazlı Kesgin
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Creation Space / Supports / Wolf's Box | a film by Uğur Savaş
Kurdun Kutusu (Wolf’s Box) is a 2023 Turkish stop-motion animated short film directed by Uğur Savaş.
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In the story, a man—driven by his ideals—transforms into a wolf and invites a group of hooded dwarfs born from clouds into his home under the guise of a job offer. İstanbul Modern+2Sanat Okur+2
The film has been honored with awards such as Best Production Design and Best Sound Design in national short film competitions. IMDb
2024: Best Turkish Film Award - 1st KORK International Horror Film Festival
2024: Best Animator Award (National Animation Film Competition) - 12th SETEM Silk Road Film Awards
2024: Jury Special Award (National Animation Film Competition) - 12th SETEM Silk Road Film Awards
2024: First Place Award (Animation Category) - İFSAK Short Film Festival (Short Film and Documentary Competition)
2024: Third Place Award (Animation Category) - 3rd TAYF International Short Film Festival
2023: Best Film Award (National Short Fiction Film Competition) - 11th Bosphorus Film Festival
2023: Best Film Award (National Animation Film Competition) - 24th Izmir Short Film Festival
2023: Best Art Director Award (National Short Film Competition) - 10th Uşak Winged Seahorse Short Film Festival
2023: Best Sound Design Award (Deniz Balım) (National Short Film Competition) - 10th Uşak Winged Seahorse Short Film Festival
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