HET NIEUWE INSTITUUT - DISRUPT
The exhibition DISRUPT_ was a digital and physical showcase held at Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam during Pride Month 2022, running from 8 July to 31 August 2022. It featured 22 international queer artists who used their work to question societal norms and challenge the limited perception of queerness.
Photos by Leonel Piccardo, Rotterdam / Netherlands, August 2022
GUM ART FAIR - DE KOTROUTE
Selected to exhibit as part of the 15th edition of De Kotroute, a city-wide arts festival curating emerging talent in unconventional spaces. The central exhibition was hosted within the GUM (Ghent University Museum), where the museum's atrium was transformed into a temporary contemporary art gallery. The project involved adapting the artwork to the specific architectural conditions of the museum's entrance hall, engaging in a dialogue with the institutional setting.
Photos by Lais Van Gestel, Ghent / Belgium, 2024
NINFA LABS - LOVE IS LOUDER
Exhibited at Ninfa Labs during Milan Design Week (Pride Week 2023). "Love is Louder" began as a vision to showcase global LGBTQIA+ artists within virtual environments, eventually evolving into a physical immersive exhibition in Milan.
The project translated the concept of digital safe spaces into a physical scenography. It served as a bridge between the screen and the gallery, creating a "sanctuary" that celebrated authenticity and community forming through new media art.
Milan / Italy, June 2023
LEKKER GEC
Renovation of the restaurant Lekker GEC in Ghent. The design intervention transforms the dining space into a hybrid culinary and artistic environment. Key features include a custom acoustic baffle ceiling system to dampen noise , a dedicated wall curation strategy to host rotating art exhibitions and more - launching with Umut's own framed artworks in January 2026.
Concept Visualizations, Co-Lead Interior Designer Kaj Zwerver., Ghent / Belgium, 2025-ongoing
ULTRA.IO VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS
Commissioned series of conceptual digital environments for Ultra, a next-generation PC gaming and entertainment platform. The brief required the creation of immersive "virtual lounges" - spatial hubs where the brand's identity could exist as a habitable environment.
2022
Garden Of Ultra
Temple Of Ultra
Garden Of Ultra
Terrace Of Ultra
AMORF GALLERY
A site-specific digital installation acting as a "virtual window" for a busy (cocktail bar/gallery) social venue. The artwork transforms the physical wall into a portal overlooking a silent, surreal winter landscape.
Izmir / Türkiye, 2024
ADELIA ART GALLERY
Selected for the digital art exhibitio at Adelia Art Gallery in Liverpool. The exhibition featured works chosen by a panel of 20 international guest curators, presenting a cross-section of contemporary digital design alongside established names.
Liverpool / UK, July 2022
VIRTUAL GALLERIES
Designing purely digital environments for the curation and display of new media art. Exploring gravity-free architecture.
2021-2023
