Shen Özdemir
Artist
www.shenozdemir.com
Shen Özdemir (Belgium, 1996) is a transdisciplinary Belgian-Turkish artist, who graduated from the Sculpture option at ARTS2 Mons. The whole of her plastic work revolves around Karnavalo, an imaginary carnival founded by herself during her master’s years. Its intention is to create an international human community through cultural syncretism. By imagining a shared narrative, hybridisation and common language attempt to aim for total inclusion and peace within this folklore, giving rise to new cultural forms.
The imaginary carnival does not belong to any territory and is composed of a multitude of troupes. Each troupe defines a family of merry faces that fuel the festivity and abundance of folklore. All these characters, by their size, shapes and colours, draw us into a generous, lively and expressive universe.
Bio picture – Benoit Dochy
