Hande Şekerciler
Biography
Hande Şekerciler was born in 1982 in Bursa, Turkey. She attended Marmara University, studying in the Department of Arts and Crafts Education from 1998 to 2002. Şekerciler is a sculptor renowned for her figurative forms. Şekerciler credits her influences as artworks of the Hellenistic and Renaissance periods. Artworks from these periods act as a stimulus from which she experiments ideas of form and social issues through her sculpture. The nude sculpted figures in ecstasy reject clothing, accessories and even hair to remove them from gendered and societal labels. This so-called “purification” is an attempt to create characters at “peace with their sexuality and orientation who embrace their existence”. Her interest in technology and new production techniques help her to combine classical forms with contemporary production methods.
Hande is also running a side project, an artistic duo called ha:ar, with Arda Yalkin, where they search for ways of incorporating digital technology into traditional arts, merging the two to create a new meeting of aesthetics. Furthermore, Şekerciler was awarded the Residency Unlimited in New York.
Works
Exhibitions
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Summer Exhibition 2023
10 Aug - 2 Sep 2023JD Malat Gallery is proud to present its Summer Exhibition of 2023 with works by Andy Moses, Ayanfe Olarinde, Andrew Litten, Conrad Jon Godly, Ed Moses, Emily Gillbanks, Erin Holly,...Read more -
Group Show
8 Jun - 8 Jul 2023JD Malat Gallery is pleased to present a group show featuring exciting new works by represented artists. On display at the gallery until the 8th of July and in conjunction...Read more -
Woman, Empowered
8 Jun - 1 Jul 2022JD Malat Gallery is pleased to present Woman, Empowered our first exhibition featuring an all female selection of artists, from 8 June - 9 July, 2022. The exhibition will display...Read more -
Hande Şekerciler, featuring works by ha:ar: Electric Mannerism
13 Jan - 10 Feb 2022JD Malat Gallery presents 'Electric Mannerism,' a solo exhibition by renowned Turkish sculptor Hande Şekerciler, featuring the work of ha:ar, her collaborative project with new media artist, Arda Yalkin. Opening...Read more -
THE CONTEMPORARY HUMAN CONDITION
19 Feb - 28 Mar 2020JD Malat Gallery is proud to announce our group exhibition of 2020, The Contemporary Human Condition. The title of the group exhibition, The Contemporary Human Condition, presents the best of...Read more
Art Fairs
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Contemporary Istanbul 2022
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Contemporary Istanbul 2021
5 - 10 Oct 2021JD Malat Gallery is pleased to present its group show for the 16th edition of Contemporary Istanbul, bringing together highly expressive works by the following...Read more -
Contemporary Istanbul 2020
19 Dec 2020 - 6 Jan 2021JD Malat Gallery is pleased to present a selection of works from Contemporary Istanbul OVR. Today we would like to tell you more about the...Read more -
CONTEMPORARY ISTANBUL 2019
11 - 15 Sep 2019JD Malat Gallery are pleased to announce our participation in the 2019 edition of Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair. We will showcase an original and incomparable...Read more
Video
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Hande Sekerciler | Mayfair Sculpture Trail
June 4, 2021We are pleased to present 'ecstasy self-portrait no:1' by leading Turkish sculptor Hande Şekerciler in Grosvenor Square for Mayfair Sculpture Trail and Mayfair Art Weekend...Read more -
Artist in Focus | Hande Sekerciler
April 15, 2020This week's #artistinfocus is Hande Sekerciler. Head over to our instagram page to learn more about her life and work! 💥 Hande Sekerciler was born...Read more