The sensual and cyclical nature of the soil. "Grounded" at the Turkish Pavilion for the La Biennale di Venezia

Ceren Erdem is an Istanbul-based curator who has worked on numerous international exhibitions and publications. Her projects include Tack, Limb, Ilizarov, Depo, Istanbul (2023); All Else Is Far (2021) and Ad Infinitum (2019), Dirimart, Istanbul; Inverse Grayscale, Pasinger Fabrik, Munich (2016); Istanbul; Passion, Joy, Fury, Fondazione MAXXI, Rome (2015); Water Knows All My Secrets, Pratt Manhattan Gallery (2015); and Private Matters, apexart (2014), New York.

Erdem has worked full-time at Dirimart (Istanbul), Tina Kim Gallery (New York), British Council Türkiye (Istanbul), and the Istanbul Biennial. Erdem received her MA in Modern Art: Critical and Curatorial Studies from Columbia University, New York, MFA in Visual Arts - Visual Communication Design from Sabancı University, Istanbul, and BA in Industrial Product Design from Istanbul Technical University.

Bilge Kalfa is a Berlin-based architect, adjunct professor at the International University of Berlin, and founder of Bilge Kalfa Architecture. With an emphasis on natural and cyclical materials, her experience spans all phases of architectural and interior design, including furniture design. A graduate of the Faculty of Architecture at Istanbul Technical University with a bachelor's and master's degree, she is also co-owner of The Keep, a handcrafted carpet company.

In 2010, she received a national architecture award for the collective project imkanmekan. She has completed numerous projects in Istanbul and Berlin, including the renowned Moda Sahnesi and the Boğaziçi University Theater Hall, together with her former partner. Her approach seeks to honor the interconnection between life and the environment as much as possible.