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s e r h a t e r t u n a
serhat ertuna
is a visual artist and filmmaker based in Zurich, Switzerland.
His work explores contemporary art, film, and multimedia projects.​
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EDUCATION
2020 – 2022 Master of Fine Arts, Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), Switzerland
2017 – 2020 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), Switzerland
2011 – 2012 Vocal Training, MKM, Istanbul, Turkey
2008 – 2010 Further Education in Modern Dance, MKM, Istanbul, Turkey
2006 – 2007 Training in Modern Dance, DFKM, Diyarbakır, Turkey
1999 – 2003 Theatre School, Municipal Theatre, Diyarbakır, Turkey
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 Wie geht es dir? Aufzeichnungen aus dem Kellerloch, Foto Forum, Zug, Switzerland
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GROUP EXHIBITION
2024 UNSAID, Zurich Art Weekend, Zurich, Switzerland
2024 Sprache erinnert Zukunft, Kunstplattform Akku, Emmenbrücke, Switzerland
2023 2+2 = krdstn. Thinks Told by Us!, Lausanne, Switzerland
2022 How to Separate Carefully, Grispace 170205, Zurich, Switzerland
2022 Wachstum, Kulturbauerhof Wanner 433, Wanner, Switzerland
2019 Palma Pixton Ziga Zero, ZHdK, Toni-Areal, Zurich, Switzerland
2019 Am Gaa Aa, Gasthaus Hirschen, Muotathal, Schwyz, Switzerland
2018 We Don’t Need Another Hero, ZHdK, Toni-Areal, Zurich, Switzerland
2017 Because of the Princess, ZHdK, Toni-Areal, Zurich, Switzerland
2016 Werkschau Architektur 0.16, Zurich, Switzerland
FILM FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
2022 Wie geht es dir? Aufzeichnungen aus dem Kellerloch, KFF Berlin, Germany
2021 Dead End in the Land of Ulysses, Kurdish Film Festival Hamburg, Germany
2021 Dead End in the Land of Ulysses, Toronto Lift-Off Film Festival, Canada
2021 Dead End in the Land of Ulysses, New York Lift-Off Film Festival, USA
2021 Dead End in the Land of Ulysses, Berlin Lift-Off Film Festival, Germany
2020 Dead End in the Land of Ulysses, Batman, Yılmaz Güney Film Festival, Turkey
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DISCOGRAPHY
2025 Xeyalên Dûr, Single
2018 AS
2014 Lamekan
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MUSIC PROJECTS
2010 Diwan-a Dûbeytî (musical project), Istanbul, Turkey
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FILMOGRAPHY
2010 MeÅŸ – Actor, Director: Shiyar Abid
2009 Televizyona Dînan – Actor, Director: Arîn Arjen
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​THEATRE AND PLAYS
Med Culture Center, Basel
2017 Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat, Author: Mark Ravenhill, Director: Serhat Ertuna
Berner Theater Club 111
2016 Hotel Kosmos, Author: Meret Matter and Ensemble, Director: Meret Matter
Mesopotamian Culture Center
2009 Sîret, Author: Sedat Barış, Director: Teatra Jiyana Nû, Collective
2009 Kawa Destanı (Dance Theater), Director: Apo Kaya
2008 Sînor, Author: Muzaffer Izgü, Director: Serhat Ertuna
Dicle Fırat Culture Center
2007 Rê (Modern Dance Project), Director: Serhat Kural
2007 Dewresê Evdî (Dance Theater), Director: Gıyasettin Åžehir
Diyarbakır Arts Center – Diyarbakır Municipal Theatre
2007 Yoksun Deme Varım!, Choreographer and Assistant Director: Serhat Ertuna
2004 Kasım ile Nasır, Author: Murathan Mungan, Director: Şule Ateş
Diyarbakır Municipal Theatre
2004 Maximilian Pfeiferling, Authors: Carsten Krüger, Volker Ludwig, Director: Mehmet Gündüz
2004 Cembelî û Binevs, Author: M. Emin Yalçınkaya, Director: Mehmet Sait Alparslan
2003 Taziye, Author: Murathan Mungan, Director: Metin Boran
2003 Azizname, Author: Aziz Nesin, Director: Metin Boran
2003 Bir Elin Nesi Var, Ä°ki Elin Sesi Var, Director: Mehmet MusaoÄŸlu
2002 Lysistrata, Author: Aristophanes, Director: Metin Boran
2002 Gozort, Authors: Ali Meriç, Metin Balay, Director: AyÅŸe Cebe
2001 Zengin Mutfağı, Author: Vasıf Öngören, Director: Metin Boran
2000 Özgürlük Oyunu, Author: Adem Atar, Director: Metin Boran
2000 Mahmud ile Yezida, Author: Murathan Mungan, Director: Metin Boran
2000 Åžarkılarımız Ölmesin, Author: Yılmaz Onay, Director: Handan ÇapanoÄŸlu
2000 Sacco and Vanzetti, Author: Howard Fast, Director: Metin Boran