Her work reflects on the clashes and challenges between human-centred expectations and symbiotic ways of living with 'more than human'. She aims to push the boundaries of our current realities and transport audiences to radical futures to imagine and contemplate alternative ways of living, inquiring about harmonious coexistence between humans, nature, and technology. Her work was published in international conferences, DRS 2022, ELIA Biennial 2022, and IASDR 2023, and showcased at Dutch Design Week (DDW) 20, DDW '23, and DDW '24.
In 2023, she founded the research and design studio, Studio Bleu. Studio Bleu's research and design project, Second Skin, guided the development of the multisensory XR dining experience Microbiome Restaurant, where she is the co-director with Marcel van Brakel, founder and lead designer at Polymorf. Microbiome Restaurant was introduced for the first time in IDFA DocLab in November 2023 and funded by Nederlands Filmfonds and het Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie. Studio Bleu's other co-design with Polymorf, Future Botanica, was commissioned by MU Hybrid Art House and supported by The Creative Industries Fund Digital Culture and Fentener van Vlissingen Fund and the Film Fund DocLab Interactive Grant together with IDFA Doclab.
Hazal Erturkan's body of work is driven by a deep sense of responsibility towards the environment and 'more than human'. It focuses on experience design, novel narrative forms, and physical/digital mediums to create a bridge to unseen alternative ways of living.
Hazal Erturkan is a multidisciplinary designer and researcher. Her practice focuses on biodesign, immersive storytelling and multisensory design at the intersection of nature and technology.
Workshop conducted in Material Incubator, CARADT,
2021
Speculative storytelling can serve as a tool for envisioning alternative realities by challenging existing perspectives, exploring "what if" scenarios, and inspiring new ways of thinking. It encourages critical reflection on societal, technological, and ethical issues, fostering creativity and innovation in how we imagine the present and future.
In the workshops participants perform speculative storytelling and worldbuilding exercises through the MIRACULOUS FUTURES FOR LIVING MATERIALS tool.
This tool and workshop help imagine alternative futures where people are living with living artefacts. It can be used by designers, policymakers, universities and companies to explore and design alternative ways of living for the future.
This card deck was designed based on the MIRACULOUS FUTURES card deck of Affect Lab and Hazal Erturkan's research conducted on understanding unique experiences evoked by living materials. This research was published and presented at the DRS (Design Research Society) Conference in Bilbao, Spain.
ELIA
BIENNIAL
2022, Helsinki
Workshop
for Design Professionals and Small Businesses
by CoE BBE
The project was published at the Design Research Society (DRS) Conference in 2022
and accepted for the ELIA Biennial 2022 and IASDR 2023 Design Conference.
Workshops:
2023 - IASDR (International Association of Societies of Design Research), Milan/ITALY
2022 - Workshop IV - at ELIA Biennial 2022, Helsinki/ Finland
2022 - Workshop III - for VR Developers - at Kaboom Animation Festival, Amsterdam/ The Netherlands
2022 - Workshop II - for ‘Prototyping Futures Minor’ - at AKV/St.Joost, Breda/ The Netherlands
2021 - Workshop I - for Design Professionals and Small Businesses, Den Bosch/ The Netherlands
sponsored by The Centre of Expertise Biobased Economy (CoE BBE)
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