Artist Statement

Günsu Hayriye Ozan's practice begins with her own lived experiences as a way of investigating how systems shape everyday life and identity. Rather than positioning herself against these systems, she is interested in how people negotiate with them and make space for themselves within structures they cannot entirely escape. Through video, installation, performance, archives, and ordinary objects, she makes visible the often unnoticed processes through which language, bureaucracy, family, labour, and migration shape us over time. Instead of offering conclusions or critiques, her work invites viewers to recognize their own experiences and positions within these systems, leaving room for multiple interpretations and personal reflection.