FK Artist · Designer · Developer — Istanbul

An artist with
an engineer’s hands.

My medium is hand-cut paper — kat’ı, the Ottoman art of paper cutting, continued. Twenty years of writing software taught me precision; the blade taught me that nothing can be undone.

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PAPER · BLADE · CODE
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The Art

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Original works in handmade paper — cut freehand, or from a single unbroken line. Available pieces ship worldwide, framed.

Subminds Subminds Hand-cut Fabriano 80g paper, Acrylic on Canvas · 2026 Rebirth Rebirth Hand-cut Japanese paper over acrylic · 2026 Танцуй, как будто никто не смотрит Танцуй, как будто никто не смотрит Hand-cut Japanese paper · 2026 Among Many Among Many Hand-cut Japanese ultra-light Washi, acrylic on paper background · 2026 Abyss II Abyss II Hand-cut Japanese paper · 2026 Burden Burden Hand cut Japanese paper · 2025
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The Apps

Twenty years of software — web platforms, smart-device apps, founded studios, and shipped products.

01 Seeker.ioProduct · 5+ years A platform for discovering and sharing places you love. Built the entire front end in Vue — Google Maps integration with clustering and dynamic search, social features, swipe-gesture photo browsing, and a fully mobile interface tuned for organic search. ↗ 02 The Montecito JournalPublishing platform Complete online publishing solution for a leading Santa Barbara media group — hardened security via Cloudflare, newsletter and ad integrations, granular analytics, and reader features from galleries to embedded streaming. ↗ 03 The Giving ListPhilanthropy A network of connected sites serving non-profits, linked through custom APIs — including an administration console that exports submissions straight into InDesign documents, saving content teams significant time. ↗ 04 Monuments ARCo-founder · AR Non-profit initiative bringing 3D sculptures into public space through augmented reality — walk around works, hear the artists' narrations. Exhibited at the 12th Berlin Biennale and the Berlinale 2025. ↗ 05 Augmented ArchiveAR · Since 2014 Location-aware AR archives, begun before AR entered the mainstream — from the Egyptian Revolution in Cairo to a family of projects across Germany and beyond: Vidness, ARchipelago, Ruined Masterplans, Walking Archive. ↗ 06 WebdamAcquired Digital asset management platform — acquired by Shutterstock, now part of Bynder. ↗ 07 Fabricare — the FAB App10+ years in service App and partner web-apps reliably powering dry-cleaning services across the US for more than a decade. ↗

Studios: Takhleeq & Umbrella Solutions (founder) · plus artist portfolios and client sites around the world.

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Exhibited at

Berlin BiennaleBerlin
BerlinaleBerlin
Haus der KunstMunich
Berlin Art WeekBerlin
Arnavutkoy CollectiveIstanbul
The Last AbstractionVienna · Group show
Bosnia & HerzegovinaGroup show
EgyptGroup show