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Orkan Telhan

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New works at Contemporary Istanbul 2025

I am participating in Contemporary Istanbul art fair with an exhibition curated by Margarita Kuleva. I have three new works that are part of my ongoing investigations into soil as a living archive of the urban underground, tracing its political and ecological histories.

Thursday 09.25.25
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Can we use AI to grow AI?

One of my last projects at Ecovative was to lead the research on neuromorphic computing with mycelium chips. We just published the preprint on bioRxiv and sent the manuscript for peer-review. See below the visual abstract:

 
Monday 08.25.25
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Three new exhibitions in Italy

Past six months were busy. I have finished two contributions for the 19th International Edition of the Venice Architecture Biennial and one for the 24th International Edition of the Triennale Milano You can find more information in the project pages.

Reservoirs of Venice
Covering Earth
Salivations

Friday 05.16.25
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Relentless Mutuality: Microorganisms, Humans and Architecture

It was a great experience to be in conversation with Beatriz Colombian, Mark Wigley, and Uriel Fogué (elii). Many thanks to.Valerio Franzone/Kooz for bringing us together and facilitating the dialogue with provocative questions on Relentless Mutuality.

 
Tuesday 12.31.24
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Biodesign meets AI

Really enjoyed talking to Natsai Audrey Chieza from Normal Phenomena. Great company, great vision, and good conversation. Hope you enjoy Biodesign meets AI: Making Space for More-than-human-intelligences.

 
Wednesday 11.20.24
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