T. Melih Görgün (Prof.) is an artist, curator, and academic. He was born in Sinop (TR) in 1962 and lives and works in Istanbul, Sinop and Berlin. His work operates at the intersection of art, urban research, and cultural studies, focusing in particular on research-based, participatory, and interdisciplinary curatorial practices.

He is professor emeritus at Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts in Istanbul, where he taught for many years. He currently teaches there and at other universities in the fields of art in public space, cultural and social projects, social design, interdisciplinary design, and time-based artistic processes.

Görgün is the founder of Sinopale – International Sinop Biennial, which is internationally regarded as one of the most significant examples of participatory biennial formats and has developed a model for collaborative artistic production. In addition, he initiated and led the European Union-funded international educational cooperation project City and Art, which was implemented as the largest EU-supported art education project in Turkey.

He has participated in numerous international exhibitions, biennials, and conferences as a curator, artist, and speaker, and has published articles in national and international specialist publications. He also works as a consultant and lecturer for programs on contemporary art and curating.

T. Melih Görgün's interview with Nezaket Ekici about the participatory concept and development of Sinopale.

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