Gülru Höyük

She is a designer whose main area of expertise is civil society campaigns and activities and who works on an interdisciplinary basis.

Höyük has been working on local, national and international platforms (Royal Academy of Science International Trust (RASIT), UNICEF Turkey, UNDP Turkey, RET International, Civil Society Development Center (STGM), Turkish Third Sector Foundation (TÜSEV), BTC Pipeline) for more than 15 years. She has worked as an independent designer for many civil society organizations (e.g. social responsibility projects, European Union projects).

After graduating from Bilkent University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture, Department of Communication and Design, she has been involved in civil society since 2005, has been actively working on various design projects since 2007, established her own design studio in 2011 and worked in her own institution for 12 years. As a designer, Höyük has designed museums, exhibitions, conferences, fairs and stages with various solution partners, including visual and print media, in government, private and third sector projects.

She conducted personal research into creative processes and developed her own methods. During the production phase, which accounts for fifty percent of his work, she gained advanced experience in quality control, production, printing and production processes, specializing in the management of all these processes.

Her special interests include national and international trainings and performances on topics such as sound, sound craft, improvisation, improvisational practices and the place of sound in the interrogation of time and space.