Olgaç (b. 1987, Turkey) is a visual artist based in Berlin.

His upbringing in Konya during his developmental years largely informs his work today, as an exploration of cultural identity has become a recurring theme in his visual language.

Since 2014, Olgaç has travelled to over 50 countries throughout Asia, the Middle East, parts of Africa, and Latin America to challenge the hegemonic Western notions of beauty and personal individuality. He often explores the world of his subjects by shooting them in their environments. His educational background in Theatre shaped his improvisational staged documentary approach.

Olgaç was named part of Foam’s 2022 Talent; in 2019 he was featured in the British Journal of Photography's "Ones to Watch" photographers, stating “Bozalp has been at the forefront of a movement to diversify visual culture, introducing new ideas about gender, beauty and race.”; and featured in Aperture’s 2017 "Element of Style" issue, which investigates the role of style, dress, and beauty in forming individual identity."

As of 2023 he had two solo exhibitions at Foam Museum and participated in several group exhibitions at institutions including the National Portrait Gallery London, Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation, Aperture Gallery, Sharjah Art Foundation, Arles and Odunpazari Modern Museum.

His work has also been published by M Le Monde, A Magazine Curated by, Dazed, Atmos, and T Magazine, and he has worked with clients Balenciaga, Hérmes, Carven, Hugo Boss, H&M, Alexander McQueen, Camper, GmbH, Dilara Fındıkoğlu, and Zegna.



MUSEUM COLLECTION

2024        “Konya Boys & Sunrise Istanbul”
                 Foam Museum, Amsterdam

2021        Dayılar
                 OMM Museum, Eskişehir


2020        “Sisterhood, Adana Boys and Hashem”
                 Hoor Al Qasimi Collection, Sharjah Art Foundation, UAE

2020        “Iranian Family“ 
                 Winterthur Foto Museum, Switzerland

BOOKS

2023       “Ji”
                 Self Published, Commissioned by Sankuanz, November 2023

2022        Leaving One for Another”
                 Published by Void, November 2022


2022       Buddha Was Born Here”
                 Self Published,
June 2022

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023       Dad On His Search For Hüseyin”
                 Foam Museum, Amsterdam


2023        “Arada”
                 Verwey Museum, Harleem

2023        “Leaving One For Another” 
                 Galerie-Kernweine, Stuttgart

2023       Leaving One For Another” 
                 1014 Gallery, London


2022       Buddha Was Born Here
                 Sheriff Gallery, Paris


2017         “Borders”
                 À La Galerie Duboys, Paris

COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS & FESTIVALS

2024        Leaving One For Another”
                 Réseau Lux, Paris, FR


2024        “Leaving One For Another”
                 Radar Festival, Trani, IT

2024        Leaving One For Another”
                 Les Rencontres d’Arles, Night Of The Year,
FR

2024        “Leaving One For Another”
                 Mesnographies, Les Mesnuls, FR

2023        “Leaving One For Another”
                 Larnaca Biennale, Cyprus

2023        “Dad On His Search For Hüseyin & Arada”
                 Jipfest, Jakarta

2023        “Leaving One For Another”
                 Future Perfect, Fotodoks, Munich

2023        “Dear Earth, Atmos”
                 Hayward Gallery, London

2023        “Leaving One For Another”
                 Lucid Borders, Art Exchange, Essex, UK


2023        Leaving One For Another” 
                 Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation, Frankfurt

2022        “Foam Talents, Leaving One For Another”
                 Foam Museum, Amsterdam

2021         “Tomorrow City”
                 Foto Tallinn Curated by Isabella Van Marle, Estonia

2021         “Dayilar”
                  Don’t Look Back, Deep is the Past, OMM Museum, TR

2021         “Kurd”
                  21, Galerie Sebastien Lepeuve, Paris

2020        “Konya Boys”
                  Taylor Wessing Prize, National Portrait Gallery, London

2019         “Archival work”
                 Vantage Point Sharjah 7, Sharjah Art Foundation, UAE

2019         “Istanbul x Gucci”
                 Aperture Photographs, Aperture Foundation, New York

2019         “Archival work”
                  Unseen, BJP’s 5 Emerging Talents, Amsterdam

2018        “Istanbul x Gucci”
                 All That Man Is, Photo Vogue Festival, Milan

2018         “Archival work”
                  212 Photography Festival, Leica Gallery, Istanbul

2017         “Archival Work”
                 No Lab, Haskoy Yun Iplik Fabrikasi, Istanbul

ARTIST COLLABORATION

2023       “Wild Memory Radio” 
                WePresent, 30 leading cultural figures share the places


2023        “Deck of Cards x Olgaç Bozalp”
                 Middle East Archive
 
2023       “Archival Work, city installation”
                Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, Antwerp


SELECTED PRINT SALES

2023        “Mount Bromo” 
                 Foam Editions

2020        “Funeral Flower Man”
                 Magnum x Aperature, Work of Imagination, Square Print Sale

2017         “Istanbul x Gucci”
                 Aperature, Elements of Style, Limited-Edition Print Series

TALKS & LECTURES

2023        “Leaving One For Another”
                 Fotodoks, Munich

2023        “Q&A with Educational Department”
                 Foam Museum 

2023        “Q&A by Kim Knoppers”
                 Foam Museum 

2023        “Q&A with Olgaç Bozalp”
                 Bath Spa University

2021         “Q&A by Sila Guven”
                 World Hope Forum by Lidewij Edelkoort & Philip Fimmano

2020        “Slow Looking”
                  The Photographer’s Gallery, London

2020        “Develop: Creative Careers Through Photography”
                  The Photographer’s Gallery, London

SELECTED PRINT PRESS

2024        Spark Journal, Buy a One-Way Ticket with Olgaç Bozalp

2023        Monopol Magazin, Fortgehen

2023        Leica Fotografie International, Leaving One For Another

2023        Financial Times, Gallery, Photographs by Olgaç Bozalp

2022        Wallpaper*, Four Emerging Image Makers

2022        Guardian, Big Picture, Leaving One for Another

2022        Foam Magazine, Leaving One for Another

2020        WePresent Magazine, Dad Interview

2019         British Journal of Photography, Ones To Watch 2019

2018         Printed Pages, The It’s Nice That Magazine, Zennes

2017         Aperture, Elements of Style Issue

SELECTED DIGITAL PRESS

2023        Foam, A Closer Look at the Work of Olgaç Bozalp

2023        Vice, Photos of the Pain and Beauty

2023        Wallpaper*, Olgaç Bozalp’s journey through forced migration

2023        Another Magazine, Thoughtful Meditation on Migration

2022        Museé, Olgaç Bozalp’s Leaving One For Another

2022        Aesthetica, Global Movement

2022        I-D, Olgaç 's photographs about migration blur fact & fiction

2022        Guardian, From one place to another: images of migration

2022        Fisheye, Leaving One For Another

2022        Wallpaper*, The best photo books to adorn your coffee table

2022        Another Mag, This Zine Captures the Abundant Beauty of Nepal

2020        WePresent, I was seeing my dad in a new light

2020        Aperture, 12 Photographers on How to Survive the Lockdown

2019         The New Yorker, New Yorker Photo Takeover

2018         Vogue Italia, Photo Vogue Festival

2018         I-D, 5 Photographers Reimagining Masculinity

2018         It's Nice That, Family Photo Albums

2017         Self Publish Be Happy, SPBH Ten Questions

2017         It's Nice That, Male Belly Dancers

2017         It's Nice That, On The Difficulties of Shooting Fashion in Iran

2017         Independent, Iran’s Underground Fashion and Style

2016         It's Nice That, Challenging Traditional Ideas of Male Beauty