Cengiz Mengüç is a graphic designer and artist from Apeldoorn currently living and working in Rotterdam. Drawing from his background in advertising and graphic design, he is interested in the construction of multilingual and diasporic design languages that are inscribed in our everyday visual and material culture.
In his current practice he holds a strong focus on research and (self-)publishing, often working across various printing processes and techniques. Over the years this resulted in an output of print-, installation- and event-based work that often includes collage, writing, typography, graphic design, audio, video and programming.
Cengiz showed work at Framer Framed, Gemaal op Zuid, Metro54, OMI, Seoul Mediacity Biennale, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and published work via Onomatopee, PrintRoom and Everyday Technology Press.
Photo: Talk Anadolu Ekspres at “Sometimes it gets out of hand and turns into music” at Salon Des Amateurs hosted by Künsthalle Düsseldorf. Photo taken by Gizem Asıcı.
Vernacular Design Horoscope Reading - 2022 Calendar of Leaked Research
2022 Calendar of Leaked Research contains residue from an ongoing investigation into vernacular design culture as it manifests on the streets of Rotterdam and as it links to other design cultures in the elsewhere.