May Parlar is an Istanbul born, Berlin & NYC based visual artist whose work includes performance, installation, photography and time-based media. 

 

She creates performance-based images that playfully explore the human condition within constructed realities. Sense of self, loss, love, desire, grief, memory, and belonging are recurrent themes in her work, which has been published and exhibited internationally.

 

May Parlar has been awarded multiple residencies and fellowships, including McColl Center in Charlotte, NC, JTHAR in Joshua Tree, CA, and Hangar Arts & Research Center in Barcelona, Spain.

 

Apart from her fine art practice, Parlar is a writer, documentary filmmaker, and lecturer of art & design at different universities.

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