Born in 1971, Istanbul, Ali Kazma is a video artist who received his MA degree from The New School in New York City. In 2000, he returned to Istanbul, where he still resides. His videos raise fundamental questions about the meaning and significance of human activity and labor and the meaning of economy, production, and social organization. He has exhibited his work in the Istanbul Biennial (2001), Tokyo Opera City (2001), Platform Garanti, Istanbul (2004), Cetinje Biennial (2004), Istanbul Modern (2004), San Francisco Art Institute (2006), 1st Athens Biennial (2007) , and Lyon Biennial (2007) among others.
