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Cemile Sahin

is an artist based in Berlin. Her practice moves between film, photography, sculpture, and literature, exploring the synchronicity of image- and text-based communication in contemporary culture. She is the author of three novels, TAXI (2019), ALLE HUNDE STERBEN (2020), and KOMMANDO AJAX (2024). Her work has been presented in solo exhibitions at Kunsthalle St. Gallen, Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, and ICA Milano.

ROAD RUNNER (2025)

ROAD RUNNER, 2025, Video, single channel (color, sound), 15:15 min, Dimensions variable, Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs, Courtesy of the Artist and Esther Schipper, Berlin / Paris / Seoul.

ROAD RUNNER envisions a dystopian future ruled by killer drones, blending cinema, gaming, faux commercials, and social media aesthetics. The story follows Bêrîtan as she attempts to rescue her sister from captivity inside a parallel virtual reality. Drawing on games such as GTA and Counter-Strike, Sahin fuses narrative strategies from film, gameplay, and digital platforms to produce a hybrid language both fast-paced and immersive. The visual rhythm echoes the immediacy of TikTok while drawing on militarised intensity from shooter games, underscoring how entertainment, war, and control overlap in contemporary screen culture. Through its layered narrative, ROAD RUNNER critiques the entanglement of gaming, surveillance, and resistance, offering a sharp reflection on digital captivity and the struggle for autonomy in virtual and real spaces alike.

Special screening programme.

김아영 Ayoung KIM,

Alice Bucknell ,

Živa Božičnik Rebec,

Gerard Ortín Castellví,

Maks Bricelj and Ema Maznik Antić,

Kate Crawford and Vladan Joler,

Lawrence Lek,

Nestor Siré,

Suzanne Treister,

Anna Engelhardt and Mark Cinkevich,

刘窗 Chuang LIU,

Marina Xenofontos,

Laibach Kunst,

Dragan Živadinov and Dunja Zupančič,

Tanit Plana,

Heba Y. Amin,

업체 eobchae,

Andrej Beštak and Anja Leko,

Aleksandra Domanović,

Abu Bakarr Mansaray,

Selena Savić and Gordan Savičić,

Sandro Ðukić,

!Mediengruppe Bitnik,

Sophie Cundale,

Rich Pell,

Daniel Felstead & Jenn Leung,

오세린 Serin OH,

박민하 Minha PARK,