Pelin Tan

Pelin Tan is a Turkish sociologist, art historian and artist based in Mardin, Turkey. She is the 6th recipient of Keith Haring Art and Activism, 2020. She is a professor and head of the film department of Batman University. Senior researcher and curator at the Center of Arts, Design and Social Research, Boston/Spoleto. Researcher at the Architecture Faculty of the University of Thesally, Volos (2021 -2026). Tan is a guest curator of MAAT Lisbon in 2022. She collaborates with artist Anton Vidokle on experimental films on art and society; recently they were awarded by the Sharjah art foundation grant for their short film on Gilgamesh (2020).