Erdem Taşdelen: THIRDSPACE Artist Talk
Talk
Alumni
Faculty
Graduate Student
International Student
Public
Staff
Undergraduate Student
Join us for an artist talk by Erdem Taşdelen, marking the culmination of his two-month residency as OCAD U’s THIRDSPACE Summer Artist & Mentor-in-Residence.
Working across video, performance, installation, and text, Taşdelen's practice explores narrative as a fluid, constructed form. During time as the 2026 THIRDSPACE Summer Artist & Mentor-in-Residence, he led a month-long thematic program with emerging artists, alongside workshops and studio visits. This talk shares insights into his interdisciplinary approach, recent projects, and the ideas developed through collaboration, experimentation, and storytelling across media.
About Erdem Taşdelen:
Erdem Taşdelen is an artist based in Tkaronto/Toronto, Canada. Through the use of diverse materials and media, he constructs semi-fictional narratives that incorporate unique historical figures, events and texts to implicate contemporary sociopolitical realities. At the core of his artistic practice lies an exploration of how narrative interacts with its form, and how different forms “stage” narratives.
Taşdelen has exhibited at venues including The Power Plant, Aga Khan Museum and Mercer Union in Toronto; Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver; VOX, Montréal; Framer Framed, Amsterdam; Museum für Neue Kunst, Freiburg; and Pera Museum, Istanbul. He has been an artist-in-residence at the Delfina Foundation and Studio Voltaire, London; Hangar, Lisbon; Rupert, Vilnius; and KulturKontakt, Vienna. He was awarded the Joseph S. Stauffer Prize in Visual Arts by the Canada Council in 2016, the Charles Pachter Prize by Hnatyshyn Foundation in 2014, long-listed for the Sobey Art Award in 2019, and selected as a finalist for the Taoyuan International Art Award in 2025.
About THIRDSPACE:
THIRDSPACE: Emerging Artist Summer Residency is a month-long residency program at OCAD University that brings together a dynamic group of interdisciplinary emerging artists, including those in the early stages of their careers and those embarking on new directions in their creative practices. Each year, this emerging artist residency is led by an established artist appointed as THIRDSPACE Summer Artist & Mentor-in-Residence.
Please be advised that OCAD U hosted events may be documented through photographs and video. These images may be used by the University for promotional, advertising, and educational purposes. By participating in our events, both on campus and off-site, you consent to allowing OCAD University to document and use your image and likeness. However, if you do not want us to use a photo or video of you or your child, please don’t hesitate to let us know when you arrive at the event. You’re also welcome to get in touch with OCAD University’s Marketing & Communications office: communications@ocadu.ca.
Be mindful of those in our community who have scent sensitivities; please help OCAD U maintain a healthy, scent-free campus.