Known for her site-specific projects, Soylu creates works that respond intimately to their environments and to the personal narratives of those who move through them. Every project is a study in attentiveness. She not only explores the bond between the viewer and the act of dwelling, but also creates ephemeral atmospheres for the pieces to dwell in and for the viewer to experience.
Whether using raw materials or incorporating sensory fragments, she creates spaces where memory, touch, and absence linger, not only seen, but quietly felt. Guided by a keen spatial awareness, her installations respond to and animate their environments, transforming context into part of the work itself.
Her research exists in a fluid space between art and poetry, where form meets language, and material becomes a metaphor. Through this poetic dialogue, Eda Soylu invites the audience to slow down and engage with the depths of their emotions.
She lives and works in Istanbul.
2025 In the Belly of the Whale, Barın Han, Istanbul, Turkey
2021 Color Blocks For Adults, Ferda Art Platform, Istanbul, Turkey
2020 Memory Objects, Goethe Institut, Istanbul, Turkey
2019 Injured Moments, Barın Han, Istanbul, Turkey
2018 Remnants From My Grandmother’s House, Mixer, Istanbul, Turkey
2016 Constructing The House Anew, Galeri Khas, Kadir Has University, Istanbul, Turkey
2014 “Not Being Forgotten, How Strange!”, Berlin Art Projects, Istanbul, Turkey
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 The Wind, Bosfor, Istanbul, Turkey
2025 Kölemen 7, Bosfor, Istanbul, Turkey
2022 Look up, Tütün Fabrikası, Bursa, Turkey
2022 Witness, Ferda Art Platform, Istanbul, Turkey
2019 Roses and Thorns, Galeri Muaf, Istanbul, Turkey
2017 Pictures of Nothing, Pg Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2017 The Beauty of Concept, Plato Sanat, Istanbul, Turkey
2016 Sovereign Middle East and North Africa Art Prize Finalists Exhibition, Dubai, U.A.E.
2016 The Incident of Art / The Art of Incident, Akbank Sanat, Istanbul, Turkey
2015 Here and Now, Berlin Art Projects, Berlin, Germany
2015 Recharged Reality, Berlin Art Projects, Berlin Germany
Education
2009-2013 Rhode Island School of Design, BFA in Painting with Honors, Providence, RI, USA 2012 European Honors Program, Academic Semester Abroad, Rome, Italy
2004-2009 Uskudar American Academy, Istanbul, Turkey
2006 Cultural Academy Student Exchange, Constantine High School, Kalamazoo, MI, USA