Arzu Arda Kosar

My work has to do with different ways of charting borders, despite –or perhaps because of, their often temporal and elusive nature. The departure point for my installations is always factual data, especially maps and related demographic information.

Whether I am documenting literal lines drawn on the ground, dealing with territorialism, categorization or exploring mental maps, my interest lies in exploring the ways social networks operate and the inter and intra group relationships they generate.

Arzu Arda Kosar received her MFA from the University of Southern California and completed her undergraduate work in Studio Arts and Art History, with a minor in Philosophy and Women\'s Studies, at the University of Pittsburgh. Her art focuses on topics related to inter-group relationships and balkanization. Her work has been featured in numerous exhibitions, including Shoshanna Wayne Gallery, 18th Street Art Center Crazy Space in Santa Monica and several others. Kosar\'s work has earned major recognition from periodicals such as The Los Angeles Times, OC Weekly, the Lummox Journal, Cumhuriyet, Nokta and her articles on architecture and sociology have appeared in Doxa magazine. She is currently collaborating with filmmaker, Deb Diehl on a project about the history and physical and psychological boundaries of Los Angeles. She also is setting the groundwork to begin another project with artist Gul Cagin that deals with the coming of age within the city of Istanbul.