Born in Manisa, Türkiye, in 1996, Nazif Can Akçalı lives and works in Paris. He is a Franco-Turkish visual artist, visual communication designer and Pilates instructor. Graduating in 2021 from the Visual Arts and Visual Communication Design programme at Sabancı University in Istanbul, he went on to study for a master’s degree at the École supérieure d’art Dunkerque-Tourcoing and also did The Gramounce Food & Art Alternative MA. He has taken part in artistic residencies at the Institute of Postnatural Studies in Madrid and La Foresta – Accademia di Comunità in Rovereto, Italy. His artistic research explores notions of longevity, biohacking, biochemistry, gastrophysics and food, using a variety of media including video, installation, painting and photography. Working with bacteria, he explores forms of symbiosis through evolving installations that change over time. He also questions our perception of food, making the act of eating becomes an artistic experience. He has received a number of awards and exhibited his work in many art venues and festivals.

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