Curriculum vitae

Burak Bulut Yıldırım

b. 1982, Istanbul. Lives and works in Berlin, with a studio in Istanbul.

Solo exhibitions

  • 2025 UnNude: L’architettura del corpo, Die Akt Galerie, Berlino
  • 2024 Dress Code: Light, Die Akt Galerie, Berlino
  • 2019 Black Light, Volksbank Gallery, Heilbronn
  • 2019 In Haste, Abraham-Gumbel-Saal, Heilbronn
  • 2016 We Can Do It, Gallery 77, Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair, Istanbul
  • 2014 In Haste, Pinelo Art Gallery, Istanbul
  • 2014 Peddlers, Tezgahçılar, Istanbul

Group exhibitions

  • 2026 Body Construct, Art-Icon, Bastille Design Center, Paris, 12–14 November 2026. Curated by Danila Tkachenko and Slavica Veselinović.
  • 2026 URBAN Exhibits: Photo Days Tour, Trieste Photo Days, Mercato Coperto, Trieste, 5 ottobre – 21 novembre 2026. Opera dalla serie Lucida.
  • 2025 Portraits, Fogae Gallery, Zurigo
  • 2025 The Other Art Fair, Londra
  • 2023 Eros & Thanatos, Uxval Gochez Gallery, Barcelona
  • 2019 Bodies in Movement, Loosen Art Gallery, Roma

Juried selections

  • 2026 OPEN CALL: A Celebration of Contemporary Photography, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont. Online gallery and printed exhibition catalogue. Work: Love Hurts.

Photography Competition Juries

  • 2026 - Türkiye'nin Portreleri, vivo × FOTON Mobile Photography Competition, vivo Türkiye and FOTON Photography Association. Jury Member. Official source.
  • 2026 — FotoMaraton Eskişehir, Türkiye Kültür Yolu Festival, Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Türkiye and FOTON Photography Association. Jury Member. Official source.
  • 2025 — FotoMaraton Samsun, Türkiye Kültür Yolu Festival, Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Türkiye and FOTON Photography Association. Jury Member. Official source.
  • 2024 - Gençlere Alan Açık: Şehir Hikâyeleri (Open Space for Young People: City Stories), Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB Kültür AŞ), in collaboration with the Turkish Photographic Arts Federation (TFSF). Jury Member. TFSF Approval No. 2024-020. Official source.
  • 2024 — FotoMaraton Diyarbakır, Türkiye Kültür Yolu Festival, Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Türkiye and FOTON Photography Association. Jury Member. Official source.
  • 2023 — FotoMaraton Antalya, Türkiye Kültür Yolu Festival, Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Türkiye and FOTON Photography Association. Jury Member. Official source.
  • 2018 — 1st PhotoMaraton Istanbul, CepPhotoMaraton (Mobile Photography Competition), FOTON and Birleşik Heyecan Production. Mobile Photography Jury Member, credited as Burak Bulut. Press coverage.

Curatorial projects

  • 2026 The Nudes of Istanbul, Die Akt Galerie, Berlino, 3–19 luglio 2026. Uxval Gochez Gallery, Barcellona, 20 novembre – 4 dicembre 2026. Curatore unico. 14 fotografi. Libro fotografico pubblicato da Mijuk Papers.
  • 2015 LandsNude, Artcore Gallery, Salonicco. Curatore e partecipante.

Proiezioni

  • 2026 Nudes of Istanbul: The Body and the Room, breve documentario, durata circa 4 min. Regia di Meryem Aydın, con Burak Bulut Yıldırım nel ruolo di fotografo e curatore. LOOP City Screen, LOOP Barcelona 2026, in collaborazione con la Uxval Gochez Gallery.

Premi

  • 2024 Annual Photography Awards, menzione d’onore, Dysmorphia, Body & Nudes
  • 2019 Photoshoot Award, Nude Art, riconoscimento (Merit)
  • 2017 International Photography Awards, Fine Art Photography, menzione d’onore
  • 2012 International Photography Awards, Fine Art Photography, menzione d’onore

Pubblicazioni

  • 2026 The Nudes of Istanbul. Mijuk Papers, Berlino. Copertina rigida, in inglese, 112 pagine, 133 fotografie. ISBN 978-3-00-087439-0. Saggio curatoriale di Burak Bulut Yıldırım.

Library holdings

  • The Nudes of Istanbul (album fotografico): National Art Library, Victoria and Albert Museum, Londra · Istanbul Modern Library, Istanbul · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Germania

Selected press and reviews

  • 2026 Robert Heidemann, The Nudes of Istanbul: Ausstellung in Berlin zeigt 14 Jahre türkische Aktfotografie, Arttrado, giugno 2026.
  • 2026 İstanbul'dan Berlin'e Cesur Köprü: The Nudes of Istanbul, Sanat Okur, giugno 2026.
  • 2026 “Nudes of Istanbul” Berlin'de, Art Column, giugno 2026.
  • 2024 Il curatore Michael Hanna, recensione per Aedra Fine Arts, Point Pleasant Publishing.
  • 2019 Burak Bulut Yıldırım's Exhibition in Germany, Artful Living, ottobre 2019.
  • 2019 Claudia Ihlefeld, Sich begegnen und zuhören: Türkische Kulturtage in Heilbronn, Stimme DE, ottobre 2019.
  • 2019 Burak Bulut Yıldırım Photography Projects in Germany, Gazete Sanat, ottobre 2019.

The full list of texts, interviews, and features is on the Testi e stampa .

Affiliazioni

  • Member, Bund Professioneller Portraitfotografen (BPP)
  • Membro della Royal Photographic Society (RPS)
  • Carta Internazionale dell'Artista, IGBK (Internationale Gesellschaft der Bildenden Künste)

Scaricare

Il dossier completo (PDF) è disponibile su richiesta per curatori, gallerie e istituzioni: studio@burakbulut.org