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Asymptote — Thesis Poster
Exhibition  ·  2026

Asymptote is on display at Palazzo Bembo in the Personal Structures exhibition of Venice Biennial 2026, May 9 – Nov 22

An animated short film exploring the distorted connection between love and sexual relationships — emotional and psychological loneliness through physical intimacy. Like the asymptotic curve that extends to infinity without attaining its goal, fulfillment always remains just beyond him.

Read Thesis Paper →
Exhibition  ·  August 2025

SIGGRAPH 2025 FSSW Exhibition — Character Setup & Animation

Mr. Fat Liver Blue, a character design and After Effects rigging project at RIT, was nominated by my teacher and accepted to the SIGGRAPH 2025 FSSW showcase in Vancouver.

Award  ·  May 2025

Asymptote — The Best Of, screened at Eastman Museum

Selected among the best student works of the year and screened at The Dryden Theatre on May 8th at 7:30pm.

Award  ·  2024

Best Cinematic Poetry / Video Art — CAFF'24

"Video Art" shown at Superblue Miami. My first film to receive an award. See all winners →

Lale — film still
Screening  ·  October 2024

"Lale" — Finalist, screened in Istanbul

Selected as a finalist for Canlandiranlar Film Festival. Shown at Pera Sinema on October 22nd and at Institut Français de Turquie on October 25th.

Freelance Work

Non-Narrative Extreme Shorts

Cameraless animations made on 16mm and 35mm transparent film strips.

Children's Bookmark Design Competition
Award  ·  2005

Children's Bookmark Design Competition

My very first award and exhibition. My bookmark was one of the 10 designs selected to be printed and sold on World Children's Day in 2005.