Memo Ömür

Memo Ömür (b. 1981, Ankara) graduated from the Department of Plastic Arts at the University of Sorbonne Paris 1. He studied Jazz drums at CIM/INFIM and photography at CE3P. He has worked as a photo-journalist for magazines and newspapers such as Tempo, NTV Tarih and Hürriyet. He has collaborated with musicians as a videographer and live visual artist. He lives in Lisbon and works between Istanbul and Paris.

Exhibitions

2024 Somnambulist, O Gabinete De Madame Thao, Lisbon, Solo Screening
2020 Artquake, Gama Gallery, Istanbul, Group Exhibition
2020 Kemiklerin Üstünde Şarkılar, Eksibir, Istanbul, Group Exhibition
2017 Man And Stone, Galerie Graphem, Paris, Solo Exhibition
2014 Karalar Bağlar, Bant Mag Mekan, Istanbul, Group Exhibition
2006 Ege Festivali, Port Bodrum Yalıkavak, Bodrum, Group Exhibition
2005 30x30, Abney Hall, London, Group Exhibition
2004 Des Illusions, La Petite Galerie, Paris, Group Exhibition

Live Visual Performance

Art Is Dead, August 4, 2018, PEYOTE
A.I.D Takes Over! #4, June 27, 2018, MUAF KADIKÖY
Ahmet Beyler, March 28, 2018, BABYLON BOMONTI
A.I.D Room #10, March 22, 2018, SONIK BUTIK
A.I.D Room #9, August 9, 2017, AKM YEŞILÇAM SINEMASI
NOV/ A.I.D, November 14, PIXIE
A.I.D Room #8, June 27, 2017, AKM YEŞILÇAM SINEMASI
EarAfter, August 03, 2017, SPACE DEBRIS ART
Embodead, October 15, 2016, Peyote
A.I.D Room #7, September 24, 2016 FUKIN TATTOOS
L’A.I.D Back!, August 20, 2016; COOP
A.I.D Room #6, May 28, 2016, ARTHERE
A.I.D Takes Over! #3, December 18, 2019 ARKAODA
A.I.D Room #4, February 27, 2016, OTOPARK
A.I.D Room #3, January 30, 2016, ÇADIR
A.I.D Room #2, December 26, 2015, PRIVA

Publications

OFFTHEWALL MAG
NTV Tarih
Tempo
ELLE
Hürriyet

IMDB

I See - Arman Partovi (2021) - Cinematographer
Do Not Forget Me Istanbul - Eric Nazarian, Aida Begic, Stefan Arsenijevic, Stergios Niziris, Omar Shargawi, Hany Abu-Assad, Josefina Markarian (2010) - Set photographer
Three Monkeys - Nuri Bilge Ceylan (2008) - Set photographer

Curation

2023 Circle Horn, Müzegazhane, Istanbul