THIRDSPACE Masterclass: Staging Narratives with Erdem Tasdelen

THIRDSPACE Masterclasses: Staging Narratives 

In this masterclass, Erdem Tasdelen introduces technical and conceptual strategies for working across graphic design, moving image and sound as narrative tools for reimagined storytelling. Each session draws from a project in Taşdelen's own practice, using it as a springboard for hands-on work in Adobe Illustrator, Premiere Pro, and Audition. Through hands-on exercises, participants will develop skills in writing, image-making and sound design, while approaching narrative as a flexible and experimental process. 
 
Sound Workshop:

Drawing inspiration from the sound component of Tasdelen's own residency project at OCAD U, this session explores sound as a narrative device. Participants will learn basic recording and editing techniques, layering voice, found audio and ambient soundscapes to construct atmospheres that guide perception and emotion 

In this workshop you will:

• Record and edit audio using basic techniques in Adobe Audition  

• Layer voice, ambient sound, and found audio to construct atmosphere  

• Understand how sound shapes perception, mood, and narrative experience  

• Experiment with non-linear and abstract approaches to sonic storytelling  

• Produce a short sound piece that communicates a narrative through audio 

About Erdem Tasdelen, 2026 OCAD U Summer Artist and Mentor-in-Residence:

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.