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Funda Baysal

keramiek, Experimenteel, Educatie, Ecologie, DIY, Diversiteit, Digitale technologie, Diaspora, cross-over, Community, beeldhouwen, Artistiek onderzoek

My work oscillates between fiction and reality, exploring the boundaries between imagined and tangible worlds. I create thought-provoking narratives that engage with cultural and social dynamics, reflecting on how these forces shape our interactions and identities. Care and geometry are central to my practice: I use precise forms and structures to convey meaning, while embracing the emotional, meditative, and restorative nature of making. Ceramics has always been a medium that reflects human conditions and societal needs, and my work continues this legacy while introducing the idea of archiving through modern techniques. To stay relevant, I focus on generating value, curiosity, and knowledge, constantly learning new methods and combining them with my foundational skills to explore new frontiers.

Terra
Terra - They learned the rhythms of our lives in the corners of buildings, the shadows of towers, the distance between benches and branches. They knew our hand gestures, the language of the city, our routines. And we the generation who pierced their night with artificial stars, who rewrote time in their bodies to fit new worlds learned nothing about them. Yes, it's a one sided adaptation. We tell ourselves that a species can shift their rhythms, that the weight of a new sky and the changed gravity can become home. The medics say our bones adjust, our blood learns a different pull, our days stretch or shrink to match the light. Survival is only a matter of time!...
Peanut a day
Peanut a day
Gestures
More real than real - No one sings! About the pits left behind, the silent void where the mountain used to be.  No one composes odes! To the scars in the soil, the places where nothing will grow, not in this century, not in the next. 
La folia, Crafting New Narratives Exhibition, World Museum Rotterdam
La folia, Crafting New Narratives, World Museum Rotterdam - This exhibition presents the result of my two-year research into the evolving role and position of 3D physical and digital modeling in ceramics. The study places particular emphasis on their mutual dependency, complementarity, and interrelation through musical algorithms. At the center of the exhibition are three floor-to-ceiling ceramic columns, each translating variations of La Folia into material form. These surfaces become canvases of information, rendering the musical data visible. The work explores the intersection of disciplines using ceramic technology as an overlapping study that opens up new possibilities for oral traditions, storing and storytelling.
Ceramics in D minor - 23 variation of La Folia
Timely, on time, My Oma, Kunstinstituut Melly, Rotterdam - I use my technique in ceramics to process internal conversations and assemble memories into a narrative. This method symbolizes my grandmother's lifestyle, particularly the farm and garden she invested in and harvested, which operated outside the realm of capitalism. Timely on Time is like a puzzled ceramic sculpture, comprising numerous pieces reminiscent of my memories, collectively forming a voluminous representation that accentuates balance. I named my work "Timely, On Time," inspired by my grandmothers' reminders for me to return promptly. For their generation, there's a clear distinction between predetermined actions and those guided by manners or ethics. They couldn't articulate the underlying common sense and ethical importance of being timely but they transmit it in other ways. My Oma Exhibition, Melly Art Institute
Ceramics in D minor - 12th variation of La Folia I provided my printer with a misaligned drawing, using different Z heights. The absence of a sensor meant the machine had no guidance, except for the given commands. It seemed to be 'printing in thin air' until a precarious stack of material had accumulated. This may sound implausible, as it demanded control over mass distribution to prevent structural sinking or deformation during the process, it ultimately resulted in a body of work. However, it came at the cost of significant loss of notations.
PCB gardens - PCB Gardens embodied the vision of harmoniously blending the man-made world of electronics, and search of nature. Inspiring people to reconnect with the environment in this age of smart things and constant connectivity, and programmability. Amid the sprawling garden, a fascinating contrast unfolded. While the garden celebrated the fusion of technology and nature, it also revealed a duality in human desires. Garden grown bigger wilder and the gardener desired it smaller and smaller.
Of Concern l - “Artists create opportunities for the community – individuals, businesses, social service groups to come together through different cultural experiences and informally build a stronger bond with one other, they make the neighborhood livelier. In return, the neighborhood gives the diversity of the arts.” * - Jan Cohen-Cruz in Remapping Performance Common Ground, Uncommon Partners. Public artwork, ceramic, resin table handcrafted 17 West Rotterdam houses from the street of the stories collected.
GEN C: CHILDREN OF 2050, Folkfarma kid, medicine pot. - ''Folkfarma Kids are descendants of indigenous people that, after centuries of oppression, have reclaimed their rights to their land. They view nature as part of their well-being and share their indigenous knowledge with others. Naturally, they generate energy from the soil and make their medicine with local flora. Having lived through ecological disasters and political strife, they are comfortable navigating uncertainty and the complex nature of life. Folkfarma kids are generally self-sufficient, down-to-earth, and wise beyond their years.'' Interdisciplinary collaboration with Bianca Carague.

People of The Wind

Datum:
Locatie: Jingdezhen University Longquan Research Instituut
In samenwerking met: Jingdezhen University

Resident Artist, 3 months
My work takes shape at the intersection of fable and speculative fiction, creating a space where timeless allegories meet the complexities of the modern world. I aim to constructs narratives that question the ethics of progress, the fragility of nature, and the industrial forces shaping our world. My sculptures and installations emerge as allegorical storytelling using clay as records of my memory and meditative act.

https://funda-baysal.com/portfolio/reverence-and-reason

La Folia

Datum:
Locatie: World Museum Rotterdam
In samenwerking met: World Museum Rotterdam

My work in the exhibition is the result of a two year research study, alongside three floor to ceiling columns that translate variations of La Folia transforming ceramic surfaces into canvases, rendering visible the exchange of data between human and the machine.

The work explores inter- and cross-disciplinary approaches through ceramic technology, opening up new possibilities for oral traditions, storage, and storytelling.

https://rotterdam.wereldmuseum.nl/nl/zien-en-doen/tentoonstellingen/kruispunt-rotterdam/crafting-new-narratives

Museum Paul Teter van Elven

Datum:
Locatie: Museum Paul Teter van Elven
In samenwerking met: Delftse Keramiek Dagen

Fundation Officine Saffi

Datum:
Locatie: Officine Saffi
In samenwerking met: EKWC

Shortlisted and invited by Geertje Jacobs for the Focus The Netherland section.

https://officinesaffi.org/en/

Ceramics in D minor

Datum:
Locatie: Jingdezhen Ceramics University

Jingdezhen International Ceramic Art Biennale in 2021, The Spirit of Ceramics
Juri selected exhibition from 1802 artists across the world.

http://www.cjicb.com/JICB.html

My Oma Exhibition

Datum:
Locatie: Kunstinstituut Melly

Timely, on time
https://www.funda-baysal.com/portfolio/timely-on-time-vaktinde-zamaninda/

https://www.kunstinstituutmelly.nl/nl/exhibitions/7288-my-oma
People of the wind
Funda Baysal People of the wind
Ceramics in D Minor
Funda Baysal Ceramics in D Minor