ALTAY TUZ (1993) lives and works in Hamburg.

He graduated from the Photography Department of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, İstanbul, and received his master's degree from the Sculpture Department of the Hochschule für Bildende Künste Hamburg (HFBK Hamburg).

His main focus is public/private space and how people shape their own spaces. In his works, he researches notions such as borders, lines, barriers and walls, and analyzes the reflection of this visual grammar on the public architectural texture and its connection to social class distinction. 
His works have been exhibited at İstanbul Photobook Festival (2016); Cosmos, Arles (2016); PH21 Gallery, Budapest (2017); Rencontres Photographiques de Montpellier (2017); SKG Bridges Festival, Thessaloniki (2017); Plovdiv International Festival of Photography (2017); BursaPhotoFest (2017); Thessaloniki Photo Biennial (2018); Mardin Biennial (2018); Elgiz Museum, İstanbul (2018); Mamut Art Project, İstanbul (2018); Westwerk, Hamburg (2021 and 2023); Kunsthaus Hamburg (2024) and Deichtorhallen Hamburg (2024).

He has attended several workshops such as ‘Resource Utopia / Utopia as Source’ by Goethe Institut Istanbul, Pavlov’s Dog Gallery, Berlin & NOKS Independent Art Space, İstanbul (2018).

His work 'Members Only' is published as a book in 2023.
He is an affiliate of PLATFORM by GAPO.

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