About

Mert Acar (b. 1989, Ankara) is an artist and academic whose practice spans photography, video, and installation. His work foregrounds architecture and landscape, examining themes of memory, transformation, placelessness, anonymity, and temporality through a conceptual lens at the intersection of natural and built environments. He frequently approaches photography in relation to the exhibition space, incorporating installation into his artistic process. In this context, both photography and space function not only as materials but also as conceptual frameworks that directly shape the context of the work.

He received his Doctor of Fine Arts (DFA, 2023) and Master of Fine Arts (MFA, 2017) from the Department of Painting at Gazi University, and his Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA, 2012) from the Department of Graphic Design at Hacettepe University. During his undergraduate studies, he participated in an exchange program at École Supérieure des Arts Saint-Luc Liège in Belgium. Based in Ankara, he has been working as a leacturer  in the Department of Visual Arts at HBV University since 2014. He is represented by Vision Art Platform in Istanbul, and his works are held in numerous private collections.