At the invitation of the Institute Art Gender Nature (IAGN) at HGK Basel, Turkish artist Dilek Winchester will be a guest in the residency programme ‘HGK Basel @ Atelier Mondial’ from 20 April to 30 June 2026.
At the invitation of the Institute Art Gender Nature (IAGN) at HGK Basel and in collaboration with the SAHA Foundation in Istanbul, Turkish artist Dilek Winchester will be a guest in the residency programme ‘HGK Basel @ Atelier Mondial’ from 20 April to 30 June 2026.
As part of her residency, Dilek Winchester will present an exhibition at the HGK Basel’s ‘der Tank’ exhibition space from 13 to 21 June 2026, curated by Chus Martínez, Director of the Institute Art Gender Nature (IAGN). With curatorial assistance from Marion Ritzmann, research assistant at the IAGN.
The research-based work of Dilek Winchester investigates how the printed word and the typographic space create a sense of belonging. Her interest in the communities formed through publishing ranges from artists’ zines to the hybrid printing world in the 19th-century Ottoman Empire.
Her research interests focus on the alphabet reforms, the symbolic meaning of alphabets, and the politics of translation. In her curatorial work, she has explored artistic and academic work shaped by experiences of exile and displacement.
Dilek Winchester completed her undergraduate studies at Central Saint Martin’s College and her postgraduate studies at Metropolitan University in London and Marmara University in Istanbul. She currently teaches at Istanbul Okan University.
Dilek Winchester, Untitled (Kendinibeğen . . . ), 2012–25, Installation view from the 18th Istanbul Biennial.