Göksu Kunak 

Kurzbiografie

Göksu Kunak, born in Ankara, is an artist, researcher and writer currently living in Berlin. Their interest lies in chronopolitics and hybrid texts that deal with the performative lingo of contemporary lifestyles as well as non-Western and unorthodox dramaturgies. Influenced by soap operas and late modernities Göksu Kunak imagines new situations out of real encounters that point out the problematics of heteropatriarchal structures. Recently they have been working on performances and installations that focus on the muscle as an object and the body as a sculpture. In 2025, Göksu Kunak received the Akademie der Künste Kunstpreis (The Berlin Prize for Art) for Performing Arts. 

The image shows a person with a veiled head lying stretched out on the roof of a white car, with bright light from a lamp in the background directed at them, while onlookers appear to be observing.
The image shows a person lying on their stomach across the roof of a white car, while two other people – one wearing a pink jacket and mini skirt, the other in a black bra – interact nearby, in an industrial, semi-decrepit space.
The image shows a person wearing a white T-shirt and a veiled head, lying on their stomach with outstretched arms on the roof of a white car. In the background, only the vehicle and a dark surrounding environment are visible.