Ela Kazdal

Ela KAZDAL (2001, Turkey) is a multidisciplinary artist exploring the intersection of materiality, image and personal history. Born in Istanbul, her practice draws from memories, cultural references and femininity. Primarily working with 8mm, 16mm and 35mm film, Kazdal integrates contemporary technology to push the boundaries of the film strip. Using tools like laser cutting, UV printing and software such as Adobe and Runway, she creates analogue-digital hybrids that foster a dialogue between past and present, material and film. Her work deeply engages with the dual nature of moving images as both physical objects and projected experiences. She has presented her films at Everyman Cinema in London, Æden in Berlin, Salt Beyoğlu in Istanbul as part of the 4th Istanbul International Experimental Film Festival and in the UK tour of Platform Asia’s ‘Germinate’ screenings at Firstsite, Fabrica Gallery and Royal College of Art.
Filmography
(all short) Early Stages of Carrying the Boulder (2022, doc), Looking for Nothing (2023), Thread, chain, beads and tacks (2024), if you seek amy (2024)
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