My work
On this page, you will find a selection of my work – work, my day job so to speak.
I’m lucky enough to have been able to weave together a lifetime of curiosity spanning many themes and interests, into a professional practice that not only sustains but amplifies these passions.
With Wonderland, a Vienna-based non-profit specializing in participatory urbanism and co-creation, I contribute to funded EU projects that re-imagine mobility, public space, renewable energy and ecological transformation across Europe. By integrating artistic research, Urban Living Labs, and policy advocacy, Wonderland empowers communities to shape inclusive, sustainable, and socially just built environments.
Through X-arts, a Vienna-based non-profit project incubator, I develop films, documentaries, and participatory art projects such as BioYouToon, Art and Nature Walks, and CHAC: that foster community building, knowledge creation, and capacity building through workshops, storytelling, and public engagement. X-arts collaborates with EU-funded programs and local partners to create spaces for dialogue, skill-sharing, and collective action.
The examples below reflect my commitment to co-creating platforms where art, research, and activism intersect to inspire participation and imagine more inclusive futures.
The Yörük
Nomadic knowledge and alternative lifestyles in the capitalocene
My research on the Yörük is the result of a personal journey as well. Together with Dr. Kristina Pfeifer, we will be exploring endangered material culture, ecological knowledge, and social structures of Anatolia’s Yörük nomads, documenting (and experiencing) their Göc (migration) routes, social structures, cultures and modes of production.
Through artistic ethnography (filming, nepantla journalling, and storytelling), we would like to look into how the Yörük deal with forced settlement, industrial encroachment, and climate instability, framing their practices as counter-models to extractive capitalism.
So far, our initial fieldwork includes tribes and families in Ahmetli, Başaran, Muğla, and Denizli, with a focus on cultural memory, generational adaptation, tent-making, goat-herding, and seasonal migration, while future plans include joining the 2027 Göç to immerse in their workflows and knowledge systems. By centering Yörük agency and undogmatic traditions, our work challenges hegemonic narratives of progress, emphasizing their decentralized, adaptive ways of life as alternatives to dominant metabolic relations. Ultimately, the research asks: How can endangered lifeways like the Yörük inform post-capitalist futures?