Ali Mahmut Demirel, born in Turkey in 1972, is a Berlin-based artist. Demirel studied nuclear engineering and architecture before pursuing art. He started to make video and sound work in the early 90’s while he was a researcher at Middle East Technical University, Audio-Visual Systems Research Center. During this period, he was affiliated with the Körotonomedya and Magnetmus movements.

In the 2000’s, he focused his work on real-time computer-generated images and began to create interactive live audio-visual performances. He is known for his long-term collaboration with the electronic music producer Richie Hawtin aka Plastikman, particularly exploring abstract minimal imagery with synchronised sound.

Later period, he returned to video installation work and created a video trilogy under the theme ‘Post-Apocalyptic Utopias on Architecture’. Those videos formed Demirel’s solo show titled ‘ISLE’ at Arter Istanbul in 2018. Recently he is working on a series that connects nature and myth through an exploration of specific geographies where notable mythologies emerged.

His work has been presented at Guggenheim Museum, New York; Arter, Istanbul; CTM, Berlin; TodaysArt.NL; ifa Galerie, Berlin; ICA, London; ACAW, Max Protetch Gallery, New York; Sammlung ESSL, Wien; European Media Art Festival, Osnabruck; International Short Film Festival, Hamburg; among others.

Demirel has performed live at Sonar Festival, Barcelona; Mutek Festival, Montreal; Coachella, USA; Brixton Academy, London; L’Olympia, Paris; ADE, Amsterdam; Daimler Contemporary, Berlin; Fotografiska, Stockholm; TimeWarp, Mannheim; Detroit Electronic Music Festival; Fuji Rock Festival, Japan; Future Music Festival, Australia; among others.