BIOGRAPHY

In 1998, after his Architecture Studies at Institut Superieur d’Architecture Victor Horta in Brussels, Sinan started his collaboration with one of Belgium’s most progressive architecture office: L’Escaut. Since 2005, Sinan has developed his personal architectural and artistic work through various projects in Belgium and Turkey. His work has been exhibited and published in Europe, USA and Turkey. He is currently leading his researches and teaching architectural design studio courses at Istanbul Bilgi University. Sinan is the co-author, with Yoann Morvan of the book ‘’Istanbul 2023’’ analyzing the urban spread of Istanbul.

contact: sinan.logie@gmail.com

Detailed CV:

PERSONNAL EXHIBITIONS:

2019- ''Spatial conditions'' // Ark Kültür with ÖktemAykut Gallery // Istanbul

2019- Solo booth at the Armory Show // With ÖktemAykut Gallery // NYC

2018- ''A monument in the monument'' // Video installation at Bilsart, curated by Fatih Özgüven // Istanbul

2018 - ''Samples of topographies'' // Siyah Beyaz Gallery // Ankara
2018 - ''Elementary particles'' // ÖktemAykut Gallery // Istanbul
2017 - ''The birth of a monument'' // At Gümüṣlük akademisi foundation // Bodrum, Turkey

2015 - ''Unconscious landscapes'' // OktemAykut Gallery at Uniq Gallery // Istanbul

2014 - ''The Nature of Chaos'' // OktemAykut Gallery // Istanbul

COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS:

2021- ''Open space 3'' // Imalat-hane, invited by Nuri Kuzucan // Bursa

2021- "Sky is attached / Say sound, we meet'' // Barın Han, duo show with Güçlü Öztekin // Istanbul

2021- ''Print days'' / Ka atölye, invited by DOU print studio // Ankara

2021- ''Baroque house'' // Krank Gallery // Istanbul

2020- "Love over entropy'' // Anna Laudel Gallery, curated by Ayça Okay // Istanbul

2020- ''Changing perspective'' // Simbart project, curated by Fırat Arapoğlu // Istanbul

2020- ''Open space 2'' // Galerist, invited Nuri Kuzucan // Istanbul

2019- ''What time is it?'' // ARTER, curated by Emre Baykal and Eda Berkmen // Istanbul

2018- ''35x35" // Siyah Beyaz Gallery // Ankara

2018- ''Ortak Manzarada bulusma'' // Invited by Burcu Perçin // Istanbul

2018 - ArtBrussels // With OktemAykut gallery // Brussels
2018 - ''Ritim analiz'' // Curated by Mehmet Kahraman // Rem Art Space // Istanbul
2017 - ''Houses at l'Estaque'' // Ariel Sanat, duo show with Selim Birsel // Istanbul

2017 - ''Kara ütopia'' // Curated by Rafet Arslan // Tüyap Art fair // Istanbul
2017 - Contemporary Istanbul Art fair // With OktemAykut gallery // Istanbul
2017 - “Hiç Senin Olmamış Yerler”  // curated by: Asya Asyalı, Tuna Pektaş ve Zeynep Tetik // Ark kültür // Istanbul
With: Duygu Nazlı Akova, Ahmet Çerkez, Olgu Ülkenciler, Erman Özbaşaran, Alp Sime & Begüm Yamanlar
2016 - ‘’Outside the sentence there was a city’’ // curated by November Paynter, with: Mirene Arsanios / Nadia Al Issa / Onur Ceritoğlu / Nazım Hikmet Richard Dikbaş / Annika Eriksson / Sinan Logie / Basim Magdy / Metehan Özcan / Wael Shawky // SALT Ulus // Ankara

2016 - ''Artists pick Artists'' // Art Sümer Gallery // Istanbul
2016 - Contemporary Istanbul Art fair // With OktemAykut gallery // Istanbul
2016 - ''Locus'' // Curated by Özlem Ünsal // Versus Art Project Gallery // Istanbul

2015 - ''Istanbul, Passion, Joy, Fury'' // curated by Hou Hanru with Ceren Erdem, Elena Motisi and Donatella Saroli // MAXXI // rome // Italy

2015 - ''Sanat International'' // Contemporary turkish art - 12 Stars gallery // London
2014- Contemporary Istanbul Art fair // With OktemAykut gallery // Istanbul
2014- ArtInternational Art fair // Installation for the 'Middle East'' magazine performance booth // Istanbul

2014 -  [ ] // PG Art Gallery - Istanbul

2013 - Slick Art Fair – Brussels // With Mars Istanbul Art Gallery

2000 - ‘’Art Kart’’ // Galery Apel // Istanbul  

1998 - ‘’TransArchitectures’’ // Dutch Electronic Art Festival – NAI // Rotterdam

CURATORIAL PROJECTS:

2015 - ''Archetypes, Architecture in Turkey through the Ages''. Presented in Brussels in the frame or the Europalia Turkey arts festival, autumn 2015.

2015 - ''Growing up in a growing metropolis''. Exhibition confronting the vision of kids growing up in Istanbul with the one of artists such as Serkan Taycan, Ceren Oykut and Ali Taptık. Showed at Studio-X Istanbul on may june 2014.

2012 - ''UN-CITY", Assistant curator of Cedric Libert in the frame of the exhibition on architecture in Brussels. Project présented during the 2012, Istanbul Design Biennial.

2004 - ''Less is more'' vs ''Skate or die''. Exhibition on modern architecture and skateboarding, presented at Recyclart (Brussels) in the frame of the Flanders Architecture Institute's event ''the day of architecture''.



LECTURES:

2018:
''Fluid Structures'' at RiverRun Istanbul

2017: 
'’Istanbul 2023’’ at Studio-X Istanbul

2016: 

Opening talk with Onur Ceritoglu for the opening of the exhibition ''Outside the sentence there was a city'' at SALT Ulus, Ankara.

2015:
‘’Istanbul 2023’’ at INALCO, Paris. Présentation of the book ‘’Istanbul 2023’’ with Yoann Morvan, co-author.

2014:
“Between informalities and constrained urbanism, the metamorphosis of Istanbul’s urbanity” – With Yoann Morvan (CNRS) at Galatasary Univertiy Faculty of Sociology, Istanbul, 

2012:
ISTANBUL/BRUSSELS: Curator and Moderator with Cedric Libert and Djamel Klouche for the discussion panels, organized in the frame of the Istanbul Design Biennial

2006:
"L’OUVERTURE DES POSSIBLES DANS LA CONCEPTION DES ÉQUIPEMENTS URBAINS"
With Raphaël Zarka, Artist / Claire Calogirou, Ethnologue at CNRS / Sinan Logie, architect + skateboarder /// 
In the frame of the exhibition:  ‘’Skate, architecture, musique, design, art’’
Lille - France

2006:
‘’Back to the roots’’: Presentation of personal projects at International Center for City and Architecture (CIVA) in Brussels in the frame of Brussels Architecture Film Festival

2005:
Lecture on ‘’urban space and urban sub cultures’’ at Institut Superieur d’Architecture Victor Horta


PUBLICATIONS:

BOOKS:

‘’Istanbul 2023’’, book exploring the urban spread of Istanbul, co-written with Yoann Morvan (CNRS), published in Paris by ''B2 éditons'' (2014) and published in Turkish, by ''İletiṣim'' in 2017

‘’Istanbul gardens’’ – Co-written with Melek Aksoy. Published by GSAPP, Studio-X Istanbul. 2014


TEXTS AND PAPERS:

2015 - 2017: 
Bimonthly articles in XXI, turkish architectural review 

2014:
“From Babel to Dubai: Cities as mankind’s struggle for Immortality” – Helsinki Photography Biennial Catalogue p.10-11 – Mustarinda. Text commissioned by Basak Şenova

“Learning from Istanbul” – Photographer Serkan Taycan’s catalogue: ”Tumulus” for the 2014 Helsinki Photography Biennial. P.4-5

2012: 
‘‘Calamity Jane’’ - Text published in the 2012 Istanbul Design Biennial’s catalogue for the project UN-City

2006:
A+ (Belgian architecture magazine)
Square des Ursulines project

2005&2006:
FLATSPOT (Belgian Urban Culture Magazine)
Publication of monthly articles on urban space and sub cultures.

1998:
Transarchitectures / Cyberspace and Emergent Theories / AEDES East  (Pg20-21).

The Art of the Accident / NAI (Netherlands architecture institute) & V_2 (Pg111-113)