Cevdet Erek (Istanbul,1974. Lives and works in Istanbul) explores the relationship between sound, architecture, rhythm, time, and space, creating experiences that reshape the perception of environment. He studied architecture at Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts and completed postgraduate studies in sound engineering and design and music at the Center for Advanced Studies in Music at Istanbul Technical University (ITU MIAM). His work has been shown at documenta, the Sydney Biennale, the Istanbul Biennial, and SFMOMA (San Francisco). Solo exhibitions have been held at Hamburger Bahnhof, Kunsthalle Basel, the Art Institute of Chicago, and Arter (Istanbul). In 2017, he conceived and presented ÇIN for the Pavilion of Turkey at the 57th Venice Biennale. Erek teaches at ITU MIAM and TMDK and is a member of the band Nekropsi.