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Güneş Terkol (1981, Ankara), a member of Ha Za Vu Zu artist group, Terkol takes inspiration from her immediate surroundings, collecting materials and stories, which she weaves into her sewing pieces, videos, sketches and musical compositions. The protagonists of her narratives, humorously represented by Terkol in her work, are usually women adapting or refusing to adapt to the social and cultural transformations that affect contemporary Turkey. The act of sewing and using recycled fabrics becomes, in itself, an act of resistance which claims back a form of independent production and widens access to contemporary art. Recent group exhibitions include Dream and Reality, Istanbul Modern, Istanbul, 2011; Destroy Istanbul, Galerie Neurotitan, Berlin, 2011;  If the nature is heaven; the city is hell, Cer Modern, Ankara, 2011; Port İzmir 2010 // Silence-Storm, Izmir, Turkey, 2010; White Out, Kunsthaus Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany, 2010; 2th International Antakya Biennal, Antakya, Turkey, 2010; états d’âmes, ENSBA, Paris, 2010; Turkish Delight, Galerie Mycroft, Paris, 2009; Unfair Provacation, Hafriyat, İstanbul, 2009; Truths and Mirages, NLA, Sofia, 2008; Connect the Dots, Fargfabriken, Stockholm, 2008; Sobe, Bilsar Building, Istanbul, 2007. As Ha Za Vu Zu, they have participated in X Baltic Triennial of International Art, Vilnius, 2009; 10th Lyon Biennial, Lyon, 2009; Kaserne, Basel, 2008; Mercy, Liverpool, 2008, Rotterdamse Schouwburg, Rotterdam, 2008; Triennale Bovisa, Milan, 2008; Lokaal01, Antwerp, 2008; 10th Istanbul Biennial, 2007. Recent solo shows include; They were trying to climb against the current, NON, Istanbul, 2010; No Ceremony for Transition, Apartment Project, İstanbul, 2008. Terkol was a resident at Gasworks, Artist Residency Program, London in 2010.