Aleyna Günay

Lives and works in Zürich, Switzerland

Artist statement

Aleyna Günay’s practice revolves around re-contextualizing everyday objects to reveal the economic and societal forces influencing our surroundings. Her research-based work focuses on how systems and policies explicitly deconstruct the meaning we attribute to objects. She often exposes the power inherent in infrastructure, uncovering the intricate dynamics at play beneath the surface, and unveils the value of dynamic yet complex narratives within her own visual language. Günay’s exploration of infrastructure and narratives underscores the complex interplay between human agency and societal progress. As society becomes more reliant on automated processes, her work prompts us to consider the implications for human labor and control. She produces work in a variety of mediums, including sculpture, writing, installation, video, and sound. Günay also creates avant-garde sounds and performances under alias of her, ALY-X since 2018.

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