Osman Koç is a creative technologist / artist, who uses creative coding, physical computing and digital fabrication to create works that exist at the intersection of art, science and technology. He creates audio-visual performances, responsive, immersive environments and interactive installations by incorporating various sensors and display technologies. He develops custom software to visualize behaviors and movement patterns that are inspired by natural sciences. He uses various forms of interactivity and public participation to create playful and engaging experiences that encourage cooperation and exploration. The abstract nature of his visuals aim to be familiar enough to spark recognition and alien enough to leave room for interpretation.
In addition to his impressive body of work, Osman is a dedicated maker and educator. He co-founded Iskele47, the first makerspace in Istanbul and was one of the organizers of the Maker Faire Istanbul. He taught classes on creative coding and physical interaction design in HBKSaar (Germany) and Yeditepe University (Turkey), many workshops on creative technology. He is a co-founder of the audio-visual trio NOS Visuals, a member of Epitome a parametric architecture collective, and a proud philanthropist of the Noisebridge hackerspace.
His works have been exhibited at Exploratorium, Gray Area, Ars Electronica, Signal Festival, Todaysart Festival, Carnegie Museum of Arts, Computer History Museum, Daejeon Museum of Art and National Museum of China. He worked as a creative technologist in many projects for multinational brands such as Unity3D, Adidas, IBM, HP, Salesforce, Capital One and Microsoft. He lives and works in San Francisco and represented worldwide by Sozo Artists.
For booking and new work commissions, please contact:
Sozo Artists, Inc.
www.sozoartists.com
Tel: +1 917-791-3680
Email: osman@sozomedia.com
Exhibitions
Seaquins, Korean Society of Media & Arts Fall Exhibition, Pier Contemporary, Seoul, South Korea – 2023
Seaquins, Fractals, Istanbul, Turkey – 2022
Seaquins, Parallax, Istanbul, Turkey – 2022
Seaquins, Digital Art on Campus, Istanbul, Turkey – 2022
Gusts We Create, Digital Art Now: Alternative Realities + NFT exhibition, Istanbul, Turkey – 2022
Selected Videos, NEO SHIBUYA TV X NEW MEDIA ART, Tokyo, Japan – 2022
AI Pianist (NOS Visuals x VirtuosoNet), AKM (Ataturk Cultural Center) Reopening Ceremony, Istanbul, Turkey- 2022
Selected Videos, Disartive Digital Art and Design Fair, Moscow, Russia – 2020
Selected Videos, Istanbul the Lights, Istanbul, Turkey – 2020
Wakes, Korean Society of Media & Arts Fall Exhibition, Asia Culture Center, Gwangju, South Korea – 2020
Seaquins, ZAZ10ts July Selection, NYC, USA – 2020
Sónar+D AV: Wakes, Sentinels, Sequins by Osman Koç, Istanbul, Turkey – 2020
FLOOD, Collaboration with Bandaloop, The Momentary, Bentonville, AR, USA – 2020
NOS Visuals, Ways of Seeing, Daejeon Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea – 2019
Sym, AS-Helix the 5th Art and Science International Exhibition and Symposium, National Museum of China, Beijing, China – 2019
Intra, Thrival Festival, Carnegie Museum of Arts, Pittsburgh, USA – 2018
A close up of a person holding a pair of scissors, Curiosity Conference, Computer History Museum, San Francisco, USA – 2017
The Cone, Luminary Expanded, The Midway, San Francisco, USA – 2017
A close up of a person holding a pair of scissors, Noisebridge 10 Year Anniversary Exhibition, San Francisco, USA – 2017
Solo Exhibition, A close up of a person holding a pair of scissors, TOZ/Artist Run Space, Istanbul, Turkey – 2016
Analog to digital work converter, Laboro Ergo Sum, Amber Arts and Technology Festival, Istanbul, Turkey – 2015
Zugzwang, Main Exhibition, One Architecture Week, Plovdiv, Bulgaria – 2015
Hyperpresence, Waves, Blok Art Space, Istanbul, Turkey – 2015
Urban Organics (as Epitome), Plug-in, Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair, Istanbul, Turkey – 2015
Urban Organics (as Epitome), Mamut Art Fair, Istanbul, Turkey – 2014
Learn as you teach, Dreams To Reality, Vitra Contemporary Architecture Series 3, Istanbul, Turkey – 2014
A day in life, Template, International Architecture Biennale of Antalya, Antalya, Turkey – 2013
Hyperpresence, !f Istanbul Independent Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey – 2012
Corporeal Experiences, Commons Tense, Todays Art Festival, Den Haag, Holland – 2012
Corporeal Experiences, Commons Tense, Saarbrucken, Germany – 2012
Corporeal Experiences, Paratactic Commons, Istanbul, Turkey – 2012
Who broke this vase?, The end of the world, 311 artworks, Istanbul, Turkey – 2011
Doppelganger, Next Ecology, Amber Arts and Technology Festival, Istanbul, Turkey – 2011
Personal Tapestry, Significance of bio-cultural heritage and identity in contemporary times, – Nomadic Art Camp, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan – 2011
Living Istanbul, Playface Intercult, Vienna, Austria – 2011
Belly Dancing Kit, Living Istanbul, Bodies of Synthesis, Enghien Les Bains, France – 2009
Aquaphone, “Belly Dancing Kit”, Interpassive Persona, Amber Arts and Technology Festival, Istanbul, Turkey – 2008
Performances
Github Universe 2022 – Opening performance with Dan Gorelick and Ollella, San Francisco, CA, USA – 2022
Backstage Jazz – Performance with Adam Meckler and Jazz Lab Band, Houghton, MI, USA – 2021
NextNow Fest – Performance with Nathan Lincoln DeCusatis and Tempo New Music Ensemble, Berwyn, MD, USA – 2018
Bodensee Festival – Performance with Garbiel Prokofiev, Friedrichshafen, Germany – 2018
Exploratorium – After Dark: Extended Cinemas – Performance with Amma Ateria, San Francisco, CA, USA – 2018
BINDERY: Experimental Music Night – Performance with Jonathan Crawford, San Francisco, CA, USA – 2018
Luminary Expanded – Performance with Tim Russell (Avoidance Policy), San Francisco, CA, USA – 2017
Tracks and Echoes Opening Night – Performance Matheus Coura and Keisuke Nakagoshi, San Francisco, CA, USA – 2017
Gray Area Foundation Unseen Series – Performance with Samantha Weinert, San Francisco, CA, USA – 2017
TSU! Live – Saravah, Tokyo, Japan – 2017
(Re)Constructing Nature – Performance with Amy Salsgiver Dorsay – Borusan Contemporary Museum, İstanbul, Turkey – 2016
Audiovisual Performance – Performance with Volkan Ergen – Arkaoda, Istanbul, Turkey – 2016
Midnight Orient Cafe No.5 – KC Grad, Belgrade, Serbia – 2016
Europalia Festival – Performance with Jef Neve – Flagey, Brussels, Belgium – 2016
Dogus Otomotiv New Year Celebration Party – Volkswagen Arena, Istanbul, Turkey – 2015
Signal Festival Opening Gala – Manes Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic – 2015
Turkcell Starry Nights – Harbiye Cemil Topuzlu Open Air Theatre, Istanbul, Turkey – 2015
AmberFestival Audiovisual Night – Performance with Eser Karaca – Santralistanbul, Istanbul, Turkey – 2015
International Animation Days – Performance with Eser Karaca – Institut Français, Istanbul, Turkey – 2014
Dogus Otomotiv 20th Anniversary Performance – Çıragan Palace, Istanbul, Turkey – 2014
TEDxReset – Performance with Görkem Sen, Alp Çoksoyluer – Tim Show Center, Istanbul, Turkey – 2014
Opening of Scriabin Museum – Performance with Andrei Korobeynikova – Scriabin Museum, Moscow, Russia – 2013
Deep Space Music – Performance with Maki Namekawa – Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria – 2012
!f Istanbul Independent Film Festival Opening Gala – “Crane” – Interactive 3D IMAX Performance, Istanbul, Turkey – 2012
Teaching
Autonomous Art Machines, Nesin Sanat Koyu (Nesin Art Village), Turkey, June-April 2018
Prototyping with Arduino, Hochschule der Bildenden Künste Saar (HKBSaar), Germany, January-April 2015
Interdisciplinary Approaches In Design, Yeditepe University, Turkey, September-December 2014
Physical Interaction Design, Hochschule der Bildenden Künste Saar (HKBSaar), Germany, October-December 2013
Book Contributions
Her şey, tasarım., Published by: SHERPA Blog – 2020
Savaşmaya Değer — Aaron Swartz derlemesi, Osman Koç, Işık Barış Fidaner – 2016
Turkish Translation of Aaron Schwartz’s writings (Gitbook) – 2016
Scratch ile Arduino, Published by: Abaküs Publishing, Foreword by Osman Koç – 2016
Significance of identity and biocultural heritage of mountain landscapes in contemporary times,Published by:Nomadic Art Camp, Bishkek Art Center, Mentioned work: “Personal Tapestry”, Article: “Thoughts on art projects ,held in Issyk-Kul” – 2013
The Big Picture, Published by: Ars Electronica, Mentioned work: “Deep Space Music” – 2012
Commons Tense, Published by: Body Process Arts Asscociation, Mentioned work: “Corporeal Experiences” – 2012
Paratactic Commons, Published by: Body Process Arts Association, Mentioned work: “Corporeal Experiences” – 2012
Bodies of Synthesis, Published by: Centre Des Arts of Enghien Les Bains, Mentioned works: “Belly Dancing Kit”,“Living İstanbul”, Conceptual texts: “Belly Dancing Kit”,“Living İstanbul” – 2009
Interpassive Persona, Published by: Body Process Arts Association, Mentioned work:“Belly Dancing Kit” – 2008
Academic Papers
HyperPresence: Telepresence via Quantum Cinema, Published at ISEA (International Symposium on Electronic Arts), September 2011, Single author
A Field Programmable Gate Array Based Modular Motion Control Platform, Published in Proceedings of 2011 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics, ICM 2011, pp:797-802, DOI: 10.1109/ICMECH.2011.5971223, First Author (Koc,O., Naskali,A.T., Kunt,E.D., and Sabanovic,A.)