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Nazım Hikmet Richard Dikbaş (1973) was born in Leeds. He studied sociology and philosophy. A member of the groups Zen and Hafriyat, his drawings have previously been published in the magazine Hayvan. He made translations in the fields of literature and art. In 2007, he organized the exhibition The Empire Is Still Crumbling at Karşı Sanat and participated in the exhibition Join The Dots the same year. As a member of the Hafriyat group, he took part in the foundation of Hafriyat Karaköy and contributed to some exhibitions organized in the space. His first solo exhibiton Expecting Pleasure To Solve Problems was exhibited at Galeri Splendid in March 2009. The exhibition featured the artist’’s drawings and paintings on paper and also a work composed of seventeen brass plates titled An Announcement Will Be Made Later. In 2010, he participated in the exhibition titled When Ideas Become Crime in DEPO, Istanbul and became a resident of Riso Museo d’arte Contemporanea Della Sicilia between July 13 – 31.