Brief info
Seçkin Pirim’s spontaneous forms, created in a neominimalist style through diverse materials,
encapsulate his reconnection with his self and humanity’s quest for self-realisation through social
networks. His intricate, multilayered works, driven by a concept of inner movement, feature
repetitive forms. Pirim captures these forms within the expansive, flat surfaces of materials such
as plexiglass, paper, marble, and aluminium. Drawing inspiration from Rumi’s philosophy of ‘from
one to whole,’ his art is rooted in existential themes and personal struggles. His recent works
symbolise spiritual and bodily purification, marking a journey back to one’s core. In response to
today’s chaotic and complex existence, he challenges his boundaries and seeks answers to
questions about renewal and transformation through gestures of repetition.
Seçkin Pirim (b. 1977, Ankara) received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the Department of Sculpture at the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul. He participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions at local and international art institutions and was awarded multiple prizes in sculpture and design. His works were exhibited in various art institutions, including Borusan Contemporary, Pera Museum, Museum Haus Konstruktiv, Glory Yeh Museum & Sculpture Park, Yverdon-les-Bains, and Saatchi Gallery. Pirim’s selected solo exhibitions include Then and Now, Theodosius Cistern, Istanbul (2026); Timely Timeless, Baksı Museum, Bayburt (2025); Built in a Day, Dirimart Dolapdere, Istanbul (2025); Seçkin Pirim, Trienale Milano, Milan (2024); Relics, Istanbul Painting and Sculpture Museum, Istanbul (2023); Retreat, Dirimart, Istanbul (2022); Art On Paper, C24 Gallery, New York (2019); Hypochondriac, C24 Gallery, New York (2016); Purely Addressing Reason, Galeri Siyah Beyaz, Ankara (2014); and Discipline Factory, Saatchi Gallery, London (2012). Among his selected group exhibitions are Floating Islands, Istanbul Modern, Istanbul (2023); Landscapes of Desire, 4th Industrial Art Biennial, Pula (2023); Open Space 3 (Exhibition concept: Nuri Kuzucan), IMALAT-HANE, Bursa (2021); Core Sample, C24 Gallery, New York (2018); Discipline Factory, Design Shanghai, Shanghai (2018) and TRAIT PAPIER (Curator: Karine Tissot), Centre d’art contemporain, Yverdon-les-Bains (2013). Seçkin Pirim lives and works in Istanbul and London.