EXHIBITION THEME
İstinye University Faculty of Communication will organize an Online Visual Arts Exhibition titled "Anti-Algorithm" for the 6th Media and Society Symposium from May 15 to October 21, 2026. The exhibition will be open to general submissions from artists and designers and will feature works by national and international invited artists. It is open to artistic works that can be digitally exhibited, regardless of technique.
In today's digital age, algorithms have become the invisible rule-makers of daily life, dictating everything from what we watch to what we like. This algorithmic order, extending from social media feeds to music recommendations, from news selection to artistic production forms, often pushes individual creativity into the shadow of statistical predictions. The “Anti-Algorithm” exhibition proposes an aesthetic resistance against this invisible power. While questioning the boundaries of the algorithm-driven digital culture, artists are developing a new language of expression by focusing on elements unique to human experience, such as randomness, intuition, and error.
This exhibition was designed as an emotional, intuitive, and political counter-production against the cold calculations of machine logic. “Anti-Algorithm” argues that art can be produced not only with technological tools but also with critical awareness. It invites visitors to experience the aesthetics of the “unpredictable” by going beyond data-driven reality. Thus, it brings the quest for humanity to reclaim its subjectivity in an age shaped by algorithms into both an artistic and intellectual arena of discussion.