Utopia is shared and voluntary and free. All are welcomed, equipped and encouraged to participate. Even those who participate in idiosyncratic and unexpected ways find their place in Utopia – from above, from below, to the front, to the back Utopia is a paradox of spontaneous order, devoid of fear, injunctions and coercion. There are many Utopias, that are forever rearranging themselves.
With their fragile and irresistible perfection, Utopias are as wondrous as soap bubbles. Although they arise because of effort and are no accident, they cannot be created, corralled or controlled. They are eternally transient – they come and go, only to come again. They fascinates us. Calls to us. And playfully we respond.
They show us freedom.
Coming together. Playing together. Being free together. This is Utopia.
Birsu Celtek
Birsu was born in 1976 in Ankara, Turkey. She graduated from TED Ankara College in 1994.
She earned her B.Sc. degree in Chemistry and M.Sc. degree in Biochemistry from the
Chemistry Department of Middle East Technical University, Ankara. In 2001, she started
studying graphic design in Bilkent University, Ankara and had her degree of
BFA in Graphic Design in 2005.
She has more than 10 years of experience working in design studios and worked as a
designer consultant in various UNDP projects in UN, Turkey.
In 2008, she started her teaching career as an instructor in Graphic Design Department,
Bilkent University, Ankara. Among the courses she taught are Graphic Design Studio, Illustration,
Rendering Techniques for Graphic Designers and Drawing.
Her main areas of interest are drawing, illustration, printmaking and identity design. She enjoys
photography, gardening and cooking.
