Tuğçe Çelik, The Transformation of Architecture into Imagination

The Galata Greek School opens the new year with a conceptually resonant exhibition: TÖZ / SUBSTANCE, a joint presentation by Ali Artun and Ahmet Yiğider, on view from until 9 February 2026. The exhibition title draws from the Turkish word töz—the essence, the substance, the core...

Sümeyra Gümrah, In Search of the Essence of Architecture: On “TÖZ” with Ali Artun and Ahmet Yiğider — A Contemplative Field Close to Philosophical Discourse…

The exhibition “Substance”, which brings together the works of art historian and architect Ali Artun and Ahmet Yiğider—known for his sculptures and conceptual works—explores the poetic and imagination-driven nature of architecture beyond its functional and rational boundaries. On view at...

Alistair Hicks on the “Ant Nest” of Ahmet Yiğider | Artist Ahmet Yiğider’s exhibition “Karınca Yuvası” (Ant Nest) has met art enthusiasts in Ankara. Hosted by CerModern and curated by Dilek Karaaziz Şener, the exhibition offers visitors a unique experience...

Ahmet Yiğider’s Art: “A Complex Neuron Organization” | This text is based on Emre Zeytinoğlu’s essay “Ahmet Yiğider’s Art: A Complex Neuronal Organization”, originally published in the book “Sensuality in Sculpture & The Ant Nest”, which accompanied the exhibition “Ant...

A Sensory and Conceptual Exploration of Art | Inspired by one of nature’s tiniest yet most organised beings, artist Ahmet Yiğider invites the audience into an immersive experience where scent and space dissolve boundaries in his exhibition, Ant Nest.

Vedat Ozan: Are Science and Art in Agreement in Sensory Relations? | The smell is a predetermined stimulus, and there is a smell in the ANT NEST, too. We are not familiar with this smell or what it belongs to....

Ahmet Yiğider’s “Ant Nest” Exhibition at CerModern | Ahmet Yiğider’s solo exhibition “Ant Nest” is currently on view at CerModern in Ankara and will run until March 23. Curated by Dilek Karaaziz Şener, the exhibition offers viewers a multifaceted sensory...

CerModern Celebrates Its 15th Anniversary with Ahmet Yiğider’s The Ant Nest | As part of its 15th-anniversary celebrations, CerModern presents Ahmet Yiğider’s exhibition The Ant Nest, open to visitors until March 23. The exhibition features a large-scale sculpture made of...

Kristina Lyamtseva in Conversation with Ahmet Yiğider | ‘My roots belong to Anatolia, a geography where you can trace human civilisation more than ten thousand years.’The Istanbul- based interdisciplinary artist Ahmet Yiğider reflects on the globality of being, by creating...

Turkish artist opens up to world with his ‘Intellect’ in Moscow | Ahmet Yiğider’s newest exhibition 'Intellect' offers insight into human development from different aspects with a touch on nature in the Russian capital It is always hard to narrow...

Ahmet Yiğider; ‘Sculpture, depth, form, balance, posture... are things I feel free enough to knock my feet off the ground whilst doing something with them.’ ... | Ahmet Yiğider is an interdisciplinary artist. He makes sculptures using dead tree fragments...

Ahmet Yiğider Opens to the World with his Exhibition “Intellect” | Interdisciplinary artist Ahmet Yiğider opens up to the world from Russia with his first major exhibition “Intellect”. Consists of pieces Yiğider had created his studio over a four-year journey,...

Upon his Intellect Exhibition with Ahmet Yiğider A fresh inspirational conversation with interdisciplinary artist Ahmet Yiğider about the Intellect exhibition held at Gallery Fine Art, one of Moscow's most prestigious contemporary art galleries, and its relationship with art. Podcast link

Looking for the universe in one’s sense of smell... | The newly established Seluz Contemporary has launched it’s first-ever exhibition, Massence. We talked about both the gallery and the project with artist Ahmet Yiğider. Let’s think about how important smell...