After graduation from the Department of Architecture at TOBB ETU, Zeynep Demirhan completed her master’s thesis in the Department of Cinema and Television at Istanbul Bilgi University.
Her article titled “Urban Environments and Agnès Varda’s Genius loci” co-authored with Kennedy Karpat, was published by Bloomsbury, England in the book “The Sustainable Legacy of Agnes Varda.”
Institutions such as the Sony Photography Awards, Humble Arts Foundation, Lens Culture, the Royal Photographic Society, F-stop Magazine, and LaboCine have recognized her photography and video works.
They have been exhibited at the Venice Architecture Biennale, Beymen Art Collection, ShopigoArt, Mamut Art Project, Simbart Projects, Base Istanbul, Artweeks Istanbul, and Art Ankara.
In February 2025, she held a solo exhibition titled Anatomy of a Fleeting Rush at Bilsart, a non-profit video exhibition space.
Exhibitions
2025, Anatomy of a Fleeting Rush, Solo Exhibition, Bilsart
2025, Meronomy, Group Exhibition, Simbart Gallery
2024, Uncanny Thresholds, Minimal Issue F-stop Magazine Group Exhibition
2024, Uncanny Thresholds, TMMOB Chamber Of Architects Istanbul, 2025 Agenda Photo Contest
2024, Meronomy, Photography Series, Artweeks Istanbul, X. Edition
2024, İrtibata İntibak Video Exhibition, CoBAC Workspace
2023, Pac-man, Single Image, Venice Biennale, 18th International Architecture Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Venice Turkey Pavilion
2023, Imprint, Single Image, ShopigoArt Group Exhibition, Tavern/ Istanbul
2022, There, Photography Series, Group Exhibition, Mamut Art Project, Bomontiada, Istanbul, Art Ankara & Cathan Art Hotel
2022, Faces, 8’ Short Documentary, Group Exhibition, Base Istanbul, Akaretler, Istanbul
2020, Betweenness, Photography in the Time of Corona Atelier, Group Exhibition, Online
2019, Labyrinth 3, Group Exhibition, KA Atelier, Ankara
2019, Representing Itself (Getty Keeping It Modern Project Team), Group Exhibition, METU Faculty of Architecture, Ankara
2018, Türel Saranlı The First Year Design Education at METU Symposium and Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Ankara
2020, Attendees, Gender Equality and Sustainability: Agnès Varda’s Sustaining Legacy Conference, Istanbul Bilgi University
Atelier, Workshop, Jury
2024, Instructor, 212 Photography Festival, Dance/Photography Atelier, Control and Fall
2024, Director, Istanbul Cinècollective
2024, Jury 42. Istanbul Film Festival, Short Film Category Jury
2023, Jury, Cali Koy Short Film Festival, Short Film Category Pre-jury
2023, Jury, Altin Safran Documentary Film Festival, Short Film Category Jury
2023, Guest, FTV 539 - Filmic Philosophy and Practice, Istanbul Bilgi University
2022, Lecturer, METU ARCH 190 Model Making Workshop Summer’22
“Presentation on Architectural Model Photography
2021, Lecturer, METU ARCH 190 Model Making Workshop Summer’21
“Presentation on Architectural Photography”
2020, Attendees, Gender Equality and Sustainability: Agnès Varda’s Sustaining Legacy Conference, Istanbul Bilgi University
Awards & Shortlisted
Meronomy, photography series / 2025
2024, Included in the Beymen Art Collection
2023, Shortlisted in the Royal Photographic Society, International Photography Exhibition 165
Uncanny Thresholds, photography series / 2024
2024, Exhibited at the TMMOB Chamber Of Architects Istanbul
2024, Exhibited in the F-stop Magazine Minimal Issue
Faces, Short Film, 8’, 2022
2024, I. International Symposium on Women in Audiovisual Culture, Salt Galata
2024, Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards, Finalist in Short Documentary Category
2023, Antakya Film Festival, Finalist in National Documentary Category
2023, 30. International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival, Finalist in Short Film Cat.
2023, Ayvalik International Film Festival, Short Film Category
2023, Documentarist 15th Istanbul Documentary Days, Short Film Category
2023, 26. Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival, Finalist in Doc. Category
2023, TAYF International Short Film Festival, Finalist in Documentary Category
2023, 41. Istanbul Film Festival, Finalist in Short Film Category
2023, International Women Filmmakers Film Festival, Finalist in International Doc.
2022, Bornova Short Film Days, Official Selection
2022, International Izmir Short Film Festival, Official Selection
2022, Kısa’dan Hisse Film Festival, Finalist in National Documentary Category
2022, Luma Short Film Festival, Honorable Mention Award
2022, Directed by Women Turkey, Finalist in National Documentary Category
2022, 33. Ankara Film Festival, Finalist Documentary Category
2022, Fotofilm 3rd International Film Festival, Best First Documentary Award
2022, Gemlik Film Festival Short Film Competition, Best Film Award
The Cover, photography / 2022
2023, Shortlisted in the Object Category, Open Competition, Sony World Photography Awards
Play-Building, photography / 2021
2022, Shortlisted in the Architecture Category Open Competition, Sony World Photo. Awards
Entity, Bugra Baran’s Single Music Clip, 5’ / 2021
2022, Prague Music Video AwardsAWARDS