Refik Anadol

Refik Anadol
Born (1985-11-07) November 7, 1985
Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Alma mater
Known forGenerative art
Notable work
  • Machine Hallucinations
  • WDCH Dreams
  • Unsupervised
  • Archive Dreaming
  • Large Nature Model
MovementNew media
AwardsTime 100 Impact Award (2025)
UCLA Edward A. Dickson Alumnus of the Year (2024)
Lumen Gold Prize Award (2019)
Websiterefikanadol.com

Refik Anadol (born November 7, 1985) is a Turkish media artist and the co-founder of Refik Anadol Studio and Dataland. Recognized as a pioneer in the aesthetics of data visualization and AI arts, his work merges art, technology, science, and architecture. Through media embedded into existing architecture, live audio-visual performances, immersive rooms, exhibitions, AI data paintings and sculptures, and digital collections, Anadol explores collective memories, humanity's relationship to nature, the perception of space and time, and human-machine collaborations. His work has been exhibited in more than seventy cities on six continents.