Interview with Merve Can by Bettina Pelz.
Published on 27 JUN 2025.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and tell us something about your artistic background?
I’m Merve Can, an artist based in Hamburg, currently studying Integrated Design at Hochschule für Künste Bremen. My background as a dancer shapes my work. I combine video, photography, and fashion with movement, exploring the relationship between body, space, and rhythm. I joined the project as an artist and curator because I was drawn to the exchange and interplay between different disciplines. My contribution connects dance, video, and space. I approached FOOTNOTES as traces, movements, and inscriptions within the urban environment.
What does it mean to you to exhibit at Bremen’s Domhof?
I experience Bremen as an open, calm, and diverse city. Domshof is an exciting venue because it brings art directly into everyday life. I hope for a curious and open-minded audience that is willing to engage with new perspectives.
What are your goals you hope to achieve with this program? I want to incorporate my dance background into my video work – for me, dance is a powerful form of expression to make identity and memory visible.
What are your goals you hope to achieve with this program? I want to invite people in the open space into my world, even if just for a short moment, and create a feeling that stays with them – something warm, positive, and connecting.