Painter&Filmmaker
GÖCHMEN
Born in Istanbul in 1972. Graduated from Dokuz Eylül University, Department of Painting in 1996. Took courses in the philosophy department during and after school. Later, he pushed his artistic activities to the background and focused on other areas of interest such as archaeological restoration, baroque string instrument making, permaculture and natural farming. He adopted a quiet, productive and introverted lifestyle. Totalitarian regimes that affected the entire world also affected his country and life and caused him to reconsider his life and perspective. He radically changed his lifestyle with his philosophical and political short film "Elveda", which he shot in 2025 and won awards at various festivals, and as of 2025, he began to focus on his artistic activities again.He has not yet exhibited his paintings anywhere.