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Hello, my name is Diren.
I am a queer activist, vegetarian, performance artist, yoga teacher and writer from Istanbul, living & working in Berlin as a full-time artist.
Diversity and inclusion are important factors for me and i expect an equal enviroment
I believe i have a good capacity of empathy and understanding the people around me and situations, i am easy to talk and share with. :)
During my volunteer work I can do many different jobs, cleaning, harvesting, preparing food, gardening or any kind of work... :) I especially want to build ecological structures and improve myself in permaculture and animal healthcare. I love all animals and I can easily establish a great friendship with nearly all the non-human individuals.
I am also working as a Graphic Designer, UI/UX designer, Web designer and developer... I can do all the Branding, Buisness cards, flyers and social media management of your buisness. I can send you websites and designed I made. :))
It is ideal for me to work a maximum of about 20-25 hours a week (and a maximum of 5 hours a day). I am open to compromise if more work is needed, but the time I spent alone in nature and my daily meditation is very important to me too.
I am a vegetarian for 10+ years, you can eat what you want, no worries.
My website for more details: www.direndemir.com
Here is a youtube vlog documenting one of my experiences in a workaway field:
https://youtu.be/zo6XTgktHIQ
And check out my travelling-exhibition project: www.artspaceproject.com
Would you like to have this exhibition at your town? :) Let me know!
Interests
DIY & crafts
Camping
Languages
Performing arts
Videography
Architecture
Animals
Books
Cycling
Photography
Hiking
Drawing & painting
Astronomy
Beach
Music
Plant care
Writing
Sustainability
Dancing
Gardening
Art & design
LGBTQ
Vegetarian or vegan
Yoga / Wellness
Politics / Social justice
Farming
Nature
Hitchhiking
Culture
Adventure sports
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
Hebrew: BeginnerMore details about my language interests
I am very curious on Languange exchange! I LOVE to learn and teach about new cultures. I can teach fluent English to anyone. And i would like to improve myself on Hebrew and Spanish.
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Charity Work
Some knowledge of:
Eco Projects
Languages
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Life at a Farmstay
Helping around the house
Animal Care
Hospitality/Tourism
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Able to teach about:
Art Projects
Teaching
More details about your skills
- Painting "Yanta's" to the walls and raising the energy level of the space.
- Meditation, Reiki, Ra-Sheeba, Access Counsciousness, Tarot reading sessions...
- Yoga sessions! (Kundalini, Vinyasa, Hatha or Sivananda styles.)
- Land art and permaculture design.
- Sculpting.
- Art theraphy.
- Cacao Ceremonies and Ecastatic Dance classes.
- Gardening.
- Decoration.
- Interior/Outdoor design.
- Web design.
- Social Media.
- Metal welding.
Some of my trainings that may be useful during my volunteering:
2024 – Indigenous Religions and Ecology – Yale University
2023 – Art Therapy - Istanbul University / SEM
2022 – Building StartUp – Tartu University, Estonia
2021 – Cinematography – Anadolu University
2020 – Contemporary Art and Curatorship – Akbank Art & Open Dialogue Istanbul
2019 – Art Direction – Bahcesehir University (BauArt)
2019 – Robotic Coding Teacher Training – Marmara University
2019 – Sound Healing Therapy Course – Kaliash Yoga School - Dhramshala, India
2019 – 200 Hours Multistyle Yoga (Hatha/Vinyasa/Kundalini/Ayurveda) Teacher Training - So Shanti Yoga, India
2018 – 200 Hours Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training - Hara Yoga Vedanta Center / Yoga Alliance
2017 – Access Consciousness Bars Certificate
2010 – Theatre Certificate – Sarıyer Culture Center
Age
27
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pronouns: they/them
My website: https://direndemir.art/
My social media: https://instagram.com/diren.art
My short bio:
Diren Demir (Istanbul, 1997) is an interdisciplinary artist and independent curator. Demir’s work seeks transformative solutions to the challenges posed by patriarchal and authoritarian regimes. Demir’s installations and performances frequently deal with revelation and the body-power relationship as a site of conflict. Demir focuses on transformational activism, participatory practices and developing new models of resistance in their artworks. Demir’s work includes queer themes, using their own body to challenge stereotypical gender positions and de-gender memories of place and the city by referring to LGBTIQ+ history in their articles, seminars and workshops. In 2019, their compilation titled “A Night of June: A Biographical Analysis of the Stonewall Revolution” was published. In August 2022, their new poetry and illustration book “Hail to the Fallen” took its place in bookstores. Demir has curated more than 30 guerrilla exhibitions on streets and rural areas, putting the accessibility of art at the forefront, as well as in places such as Akbank Art and Gazhane Museum. Their works and projects were exhibited in many different countries such as Estonia, Turkey, Serbia, the Netherlands, Germany, India…
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I am vegetarian.
