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A fictional manifesto by working-class men from Turkey who desire to be more sexually fetishized. Subverting nationalism with the tools of gay pornography, this essay film mocks today’s sexual caution and the art world’s romanticization of the lower classes. Scenes of demolishing buildings merge with the poetic view of a harbor under snow, paralleling the contrast between the aggressiveness of physical labor and the emotional vulnerability of hardworking men. Video, 7', 2025

Beginning with memories of steamy childhood hammams, an oil wrestler retraces the personal history of his hidden desire. A black-and-white fantasy of Oriental male strength turns into a satire on the façade of progressiveness in European queer culture and the art world. This essay film searches for sexual liberty where it is least expected, transforming a national emblem of virility into a fragile choreography of intimacy. Video, 2025, 10' Text, video and editing Nadir Sönmez

I attended Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival for the screening of Seen Unseen: An Anthology of Auto(Censorship)  which includes my video Cruising.

I attended Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival for the screening of Seen Unseen: An Anthology of Auto(Censorship) which includes my video Cruising.

I attended Florence Middle East Now Film Festival for the screening of Seen Unseen: An Anthology of (Auto)Censorship which includes my video Cruising.

I presented my video-performance Progressive at Berlin Hive Film Days in september 2025. This performance brings together videos, spoken texts, a lecture and an installation. The videos reimagine homoeroticism by valorizing the everyday man. The texts reflect on how singleness is lived in our societies and unsettle the hierarchy between romantic partners and friends. The lecture unpacks the research behind the works and considers the potential of queer activism within video

Around this time last year, I was in Berlin for the International Forum program of Theatertreffen, Germany's most prestigious theatre...

I was selected for Performing Exiles Festival Summer School, a t wo-week study programme with workshops and seminars for 20 international...

If adulthood is economically defined as the ability to cover all your own expenses, then the longest stretch I’ve ever truly been an...

I am between artists selected for 2024/2025 season for Kulturakademie Tarabya artist residency. I will be working in tandem with Pascal...

I gave a workshop on art and queer activism to young queer artists in İzmir between 8-19 april 2025. The workshop lasted 10 days and was...

In may 2023, I was in Berlin for the International Forum program of Theatertreffen, Germany’s most established theatre festival. To be...