A visual artist and writer, Cemile Sahin is a masterful storyteller. Her work reflects the synchronicity of contemporary communication, which is heavily reliant on words and images. She works across film, photography, literature and sculpture, taking a critical look at power structures, war and violence. The stories she creates are deliberately elliptical and fragmentary, drawing inspiration from the episodic format of television series and internet videos.<\/p>\n
Sahin acknowledges the subjectivity and codification inherent in all narratives, as well as their instrumentalisation by the media and politics in shaping our understanding of history. Her works take on a dizzying rhythm by consciously utilising these media dynamics, drawing viewers towards unexpected and, at times, uncomfortable conclusions. Born in Wiesbaden, Germany, and of Kurdish-Alevi descent, her exhibition work has garnered significant recognition across Europe. Her works are included in the collections of the Museum Ludwig (Cologne), the Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, the Kunsthaus Z\u00fcrich, the Julia Stoschek Collection (Berlin\/D\u00fcsseldorf), the Castello di Rivoli Museum of Contemporary Art (Turin), the Servais Family Collection (Brussels) and the Federal Republic of Germany\u2019s Collection of Contemporary Art.<\/p>\n
In parallel with her exhibition work, Cemile Sahin has published three novels. The first, Taxi<\/em>, was published in 2019 and won her the German Alfred D\u00f6blin Literary Prize. This was followed by Alle Hunde Sterben (All Dogs Die, 2020) and Kommando Ajax (2024), the latter of which was shortlisted for the Vienna Literature Prize. In 2025, she was awarded the Erich Fried Literary Prize. The INDEX 2026 exhibition at gnration presents two recent works by the artist: ROAD RUNNER<\/em> (2025) and BB \u2013 Born to Bloom<\/em> (2025).<\/p>\n road runner<\/strong><\/p>\n ROAD RUNNER<\/em> is a science fiction thriller that tells the story of two sisters trapped between the physical and virtual worlds, in a future dystopia dominated by drones. The protagonist, B\u00eari\u0302tan, struggles to free her sister from digital captivity. Through the use of a pop aesthetic that blends images, text, advertising, animation and even other films, Sahin creates fragmented narratives inspired by television series and online videos. The use of vivid colours and the fast pace of her works evoke pop culture and video games, whilst addressing current political issues, such as the use of drones by corporations and authoritarian regimes.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n supported by<\/strong>\u00a0portuguese republic – culture, youth and sports \/ general direction of the arts. portuguese contemporary art network (rpac). rtcp – network of portuguese theaters and cinemas.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A visual artist and writer, Cemile Sahin is a masterful storyteller. Her work reflects the synchronicity of contemporary communication, which is heavily reliant on words and images. She works across film, photography, literature and sculpture, taking a critical look at power structures, war and violence. The stories she creates are deliberately elliptical and fragmentary, drawing Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5560,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-5366","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","type-exhibition"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gnration.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/5366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gnration.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gnration.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.gnration.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/5366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5658,"href":"https:\/\/www.gnration.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/5366\/revisions\/5658"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gnration.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gnration.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gnration.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/type?post=5366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}