Müge Yıldız is a Turkish artist and filmmaker, based in Finland. She studied Cinema and Philosophy respectively at Galatasaray University in Istanbul, Turkey and received cinema courses as an Erasmus exchange student at Paris 3 Sorbonne in Paris, France. Recently she was granted with Finland Scholarship to study Visual Cultures, Curating, Contemporary Art | ViCCA for a Master’s Degree at Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture in Espoo, Finland.

She produces experimental videos and films, employing a shooting method she calls “being a ghost” producing moving images based on everyday life observations informed by existential themes. She works largely with analogue films such as 8mm, super 8 and 35 mm, 16mm, archive sound and footage.

She participated in film festivals and exhibitions nationally and internationally such as 24th Festival des Cinema Differents et Experimentaux de Paris, France, ‘Resource Utopia’ Elgiz Museum Istanbul, Turkey, ‘The Fall’ Rem Art Space Istanbul, Turkey, ‘Young Fresh Different VIII Zilberman Gallery Istanbul, Turkey, Autofocus 9, Torino, Italy, ‘Experiments in Cinema’ Albuquerque, USA, ‘Rencontres Traverse Video’ Toulouse, France, ‘Antimatter Media Art’ BC, Canada, and Anthology Film Archives’ New York, USA, International Film Festival Oberhausen Seminar with LUX UK & Flaherty Seminar USA. She recently took part in Istanbul Biennial Production and Research Programme and her last artist film project was granted the ‘SAHA Sustainability Fund’ by SAHA Association and ‘Re Focus Fund’ by Inside Out Toronto Film Festival.