BIO
Merve Mepa explores the interactions between material forms and social discourse in handicraft production practices, drawing, printmaking, internet networks, video, and experimental electronics. She focuses on the historical evolution of tradition, labor, cultural sciences, and the modes and methods of production of technologies. After completing her undergraduate studies in mathematics and painting, she continues her PhD studies at the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Department of Painting.
PROJECT
In Meshwork, Merve Mepa weaves a multifaceted structure that reflects the entanglement of evolving systems, from ancient weaving practices to the complex infrastructures of modern technologies. The installation centers on the notion of line, derived from linea, meaning “linen thread” in Latin, and explores how linearity manifests across various systems. It reveals how centralized network environments, where connections are concentrated in “power nodes,” shape both physical and digital infrastructures. Whereas “meshwork,” from which the installation takes its title, refers not to a network of connections but to interwoven lines of growth that are in constant flux. Highlighting the fluidity of systems that traverse the earth, the installation unveils the shifting dynamics of connectivity, memory, and power.