ÖÜ: Figure and architecture appear as the main elements of your composition, which one is more dominant? And what is the relationship between them?

S: I received academic training and I prefer to use this learning process in my work. The figures, places or subjects in my works are completely related to my life. I like to shape and change them according to myself. I can say that places go through the same process. In addition, depending on the general composition of the work and the situation I want to describe, there may be situations where the figures, the places they are attached to and the abstractions come in front of each other.

ÖÜ: Your atelier is in Yeldeğirmeni.. The ateliers of so many artists will almost form an ecole in this region. What are the effects of the environment on your production?

S: I have been living and producing in Kadıköy-Yeldegirmeni for a long time. In the early days, it was not yet a region that had changed so much. As time passed, the change started and this process definitely affected my production positively. We are now neighbors with my term friends and many people who contributed to my working process. Even though we all work in different places, we are all together. This togetherness also affects us in a positive way. Consulting is a very effective and important factor for me.
ÖÜ: What are your must-haves in your atelier? If you were to move to another atelier, what would you carry from here?

S: The layout inside my atelier is constantly changing with me. It is shaped in accordance with the works I did at that time, and I see myself in the same formation… When starting new works, I make great use of my library, which I created on my own and which I am trying to expand. Likewise, the internet carries this process to different dimensions and accelerates it. I also prefer my bike when I want to get away from this whole process. Having the luxury of being able to go anywhere by bike at any time saves me a huge traffic problem. If I ever move from here, I would like not to lose this comfort.

ÖÜ: You work with Horasan, what kind of experience is it? What did Horasan contribute to you?

S: I can say that working with an artist like Horasan has been a very educational experience for me. I look at this situation as an ongoing education process after school. He is someone I can get along with easily, who can share every subject he knows and has experienced without hesitation. He is an artist that I consult many times while producing my own works. I always have a chance to try a new material and see the results while in his atelier, I always see this as an opportunity that cannot be caught.

ÖÜ: Where would we see Sabo if we were imagining the future 5 years?

S: Frankly, I’m trying to plan more closely for my life for now. Long-term certainties scare me a little. We currently have two active and exciting artist formations with which we are working together and I am among them. We are constantly discussing new projects and trying to put them into practice with this team that I trust and enjoy working with.

ÖÜ: You are in an organization called ‘Signs of Time’. What are you planning to do together?

S: We held our second exhibition ‘Signs of Time’ in Adahan, it was a pop-up exhibition. Afterwards, we saw that we were doing something very exciting and enjoyable from the comments we heard, and we decided to accelerate our projects. Most recently, we will have an initiative stand reserved for us at Contemporary Istanbul. Our current work continues for the area in this fair. In addition, we held an exhibition at Tankut Aykut Gallery with our other organization, the OrtakSalon, during last June. We got good feedback. On the one hand, we hold meetings for new Common Hall projects.

ÖÜ: When do you foresee that you will be ready for the solo show? Do you have a plan?

S: I don’t have a solo exhibition plan yet, but since I treat my works as a series, I don’t think I will have much trouble preparing if such a development happens…

ÖÜ: As a part of artnivo.com, what has been the reflection of an online art platform for you? Can you make an evaluation for us?

S: Due to the age I live in, online communication is of great importance to me. I regularly use several online portfolio sites where I publish my work on the Internet. I find the opportunity to reach so many people over the internet quickly and to examine their works is very useful. Artnivo.com is a very successful art platform for both exhibiting my works and providing consultancy. In the first pop-up exhibition called “Download”, we have seen together how many people this platform has reached. I hope that we will continue with good projects by reaching more people without any problems.