Merve Ünsal is an artist who lives and works in Istanbul. She thinks through the media of photography, video, radio, sound, performance, and site-specific installations. She has been supported by the Delfina Foundation (London), Praksis (Oslo), Fogo Island Arts, Art Metropole (Toronto), and University of Delaware (Lewes) to participate in artist residencies. Merve is the founding editor of the artist-centered platform m-est.org. She co-facilitated the Arter Research Programme, 2019-2021.