Efsun Erkılıç (b. 1982, Istanbul, Turkey) is a visionary artist, producer, cultural researcher, and co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of DATALAND, and co-founder of Refik Anadol Studio. With a career spanning over a decade, Erkılıç has been the Executive Producer of multidisciplinary artworks at more than 80 venues worldwide, ensuring the seamless blend of human-machine collaborations and high-quality execution in every step of the Studio’s interdisciplinary projects. Erkılıç is also an established painter. Her work captures an eclectic spectrum of colors and shapes, chronicling her myriad mystical, inner, and physical odysseys. Beyond her visual art, Erkılıç crafts performance pieces that meld bodily expression with philosophical insights into the human condition. She holds a BA and MA in Visual Communication Design from Bilgi University, Istanbul.
