Orkan Telhan
Orkan Telhan is interdisciplinary artist, designer and researcher at MIT where he is working towards his PhD in Design and Computation. Telhan is part of the MIT Design Laboratory/ MIT Mobile Experience Lab where his research and practice focus on the design of interrogative objects, interfaces, and media, engaging with critical issues in social, cultural, and environmental responsibility.
Telhan was part of the Sociable Media Group at the MIT Media Lab. He studied Media Arts at the State University of New York at Buffalo and theories of media and representation, visual studies and graphic design at Bilkent University, Ankara.
Telhan's individual and collaborative work has been exhibited in a number of venues including Laboral, Ars Electronica, ISEA, Archilab, Architectural Association, and Architectural League/NY.
Telhan is part of the sparc collective.
Exhibitions / Publications / Teaching
Sample work (PDF)
Contact
otelhan***at***mit*edu
Selected Work
| Urban Interfaces | Performative Objects | Social Systems/ Wearables | Visualizations |
| The Cloud (08) Echologue (07) Smart Mobility Bus Stop (06) |
Lulu (08-) Vendmaster (07) |
Locast (09) Ride.Link (08) |
Pasts & Presents (06) Social Maps of Time and Space (06)
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| Interactive Architecture | Social Games | Responsible Interfaces | |
| hiDrone (08) | Stiff People's League (07) Defixed (06) |
Outlet (09) Price Per Breath (08) |