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I’M MERVE

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Merve Terzi (b. 1988, Istanbul) is a Berlin‑based photographer and conceptual artist. Since relocating to Berlin in 2013, she has developed a practice that spans analog and digital photography, collage, and montage—often produced as serial bodies of work accompanied by a photo book.

Rooted in autobiographical inquiry, Terzi’s projects interrogate the fluidity of time, the construction of personal identity, and the nature of memory. She seeks to uncover what lies beneath the visible—exploring how our narratives shape us, how we replay stories of the past, and the role that cultural and familial affiliations play in defining who we are.

Terzi studied Art History at universities in Freiburg, London, and Berlin (2008–2014) before earning a BA in Photography from BTK – Faculty for Art & Design, Berlin, in 2019. A long‑term member of FK‑Kollektiv, she has contributed to curatorial projects and book production. She is also active in Women Photograph Berlin, InWaves #WomenInCovid, and is a proud member of FREELENS.

solo and group exhibitions:

solo exhibition: “it flies, invisible”
November 29, 2019 – January 25, 2020 – F.K. Kollektiv Berlin – fk‑kollektiv.com
Exhibition & Book Launch
Closing Reception & Artist Talk, moderated by Freya Copeland (Co‑founder, Replika Publishing)

group exhibition: „in waves“

September 20 – October 3, 2021 — Galeriemauer, Köpenicker Str. 70, Berlin; inwaves.berlin
April 30 – May 31, 2022 — Campus Leuphana University Lüneburg
May 26 – July 7, 2022 — Telliskivi Creative City, Tallinn, Estonia; Goethe‑Institut Estonia
August 18 – September 15, 2022 — Bremen City Center
February 12 – March 12, 2023 — Kulturkirche Bremerhaven; outdoor exhibition on the grounds of Pauluskirche, Hafenstr. 124

selected group exhibitions: 2015 – 2019

2019 — Famiglia — Ragusa Photo Festival 2019 — Curator: Steve Bisson, Ragusa, Italy
2019 — Streaming Pictures: Universities Introduce Themselves — Museum of Applied Arts (MAKK); German Society for Photography e.V.
2019 — It Flies, Invisible. Final Exhibition: Plus Minus — UE — BTK Faculty of Art & Design, Berlin Campus
2019 — Futr.1 — Curator: Anton Lang, F.K.Kollektiv, FK‑Gallery, Berlin
2018 — Synch, Psych, Self (sic): The Self‑Portrait Exhibition — Curator: Stephanie Ballentine, F.K.Kollektiv, FK‑Gallery, Berlin
2018 — Reality Exchange — 48h Neukölln, in collaboration with F.K.Kollektiv; Fifty Dots Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
2016 — Deflection — Curator and Exhibitor; F.K.Kollektiv, Puderraum, Berlin

competitions | shortlists

2020 — Cornish Family Prize for Art and Design Publishing, Melbourne, Australia
2020 — Female Photographers Grant | @phmuseum
2019 — Blurring the Lines 2019 Exhibition
Curators: Steve Bisson and Lausanne Van Happen, Paris College of Art, Paris
2018 — Athens Photo Festival 2018, with the series Notes from Abroad

awards & scholarships

2019 — UE – BTK Faculty of Art & Design, Berlin Campus — Best‑Of Prize, B.A. Photography
2017 — UE – BTK Faculty of Art & Design, Berlin Campus — Study Scholarship
2016 — UE – BTK Faculty of Art & Design, Berlin Campus — Study Scholarship

HELLO! I’M MERVE