Gunseli Yalcinkaya

Guildford, London

Features editor @Dazed gunseli.yalcinkaya(at)dazedmedia(dot)com Freelance: [email protected] On twitter very occasionally @internetfriend3000

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Dazed Mix: Boyz Noise

4 weeks ago | dazeddigital.com | Gunseli Yalcinkaya

“This BPM will save your life.” “Beatport scam site selling stolen credit cards disguised as MP3s.” “IKEA announces techno couch.” These are the kinds of conspiracy-bait images that you see on the IG page for ONES AND ZEROES, the newest label brought to you by Berlin DJ and producer Alex Ridha, better known as BOYS NOIZE.
Dazed Mix: Boys Noize

4 weeks ago | dazeddigital.com | Gunseli Yalcinkaya

“This BPM will save your life.” “Beatport scam site selling stolen credit cards disguised as MP3s.” “IKEA announces techno couch.” These are the kinds of conspiracy-bait images that you see on the IG page for ONES and ZEROS, the newest label brought to you by Berlin DJ and producer Alex Ridha, better known as Boys Noize.
Beyond Borders: reimagining flags in the digital age

1 month ago | dazed.me | Gunseli Yalcinkaya

Posted in Feature, Dazed MENA issue 01 Flags are everywhere, yet unlike traditional images, they always signal a certain set of shared beliefs and values about nation-states, national identity, and political ideologies. For Roland Barthes, flags are an example of a myth, socially constructed narratives that assert a certain picture of the world. By changing the context, one can change the effects of myth—like how the pride flag shows solidarity in one context, yet a hyper-capitalist marketing...
How Art Went Quantum

1 month ago | artreview.com | Gunseli Yalcinkaya

From the artist Laure Prouvost at the LAS Foundation to a new group show initiated by CERN, quantum science is following AI in its march on culture. What does this mean for today’s reality-bending times? A century on from the birth of quantum mechanics, the United Nations has declared 2025 the ‘International Year of Quantum Science and Technology’.
Dazed Mix: Mun Sing

1 month ago | dazeddigital.com | Gunseli Yalcinkaya

On his freaky new EP Frolic, Bristol-based producer and visual artist Mun Sing, aka Harry Wright, paints his face blue and dresses as a scarecrow – just like a west country boogeyman on his way to wreak some havoc at the local crop circle.
How to find your niche as a journalist: Günseli Yalcinkaya’s guide

2 months ago | dazeddigital.com | Gunseli Yalcinkaya

Welcome to Codes of Creativity! Made in partnership with Lenovo and Intel, this series spotlights six members of the Dazed community. Ranging from different parts of the company, each essay gives insight into their work days, creative practices and top tips to make it in their field. Günseli Yalcinkaya, Contributing Editor at Dazed, and a freelance writer and editor based in London.
Listen to Ludwig Wandinger’s dark winter Dazed mix

Jan 15, 2025 | dazeddigital.com | Gunseli Yalcinkaya

This month’s mix runs darker than usual to match the winter months. Featuring an experimental selection of tracks that go between harsh club sonics and brief moments of ambient reflection, Ludwig Wandinger's January mix is exactly the sort of music to hibernate to, punctuated with ethereal interludes perfect for the shifting seasons.
Is basic fashion the trend set to define 2025?

Jan 9, 2025 | dazeddigital.com | Gunseli Yalcinkaya

My friend at CSM tells me that students are dressing basic. She doesn’t mean this in a derogatory way, but rather to suggest a wider shift at play – a change in the fashion tides. The next time I pass through the Kings Cross campus, I see for myself. She’s right.
The Story Behind an Ikebana-Inspired Installation at Tokyo Art Week

Dec 11, 2024 | anothermag.com | Gunseli Yalcinkaya |TextGünseli Yalcinkaya

At Tokyo Art Week, Polish artist Katarzyna Krakowiak-Balka uses ikebana to explore the dualities between nature and the artificial, life and death In ikebana, the traditional Japanese art of flower arrangement, there are three main principles: minimalism, asymmetry, and harmony.
Dazed Mix: Nur Jaber

Nov 21, 2024 | dazeddigital.com | Gunseli Yalcinkaya

Whether she’s playing her regular slot at Berghain or tearing up the crowd at EDM mega-festival Tomorrowland or Awakenings, Nur Jaber is no stranger to the dancefloor, first gaining recognition after moving to Berlin from her homeland of Beirut over ten years ago. The Lebanese DJ and producer quickly rose the ranks of the electronic music underground with her distinct strain of techno, which combines an intoxicating mix of live vocals and traditional Arab sounds tied to her homeland.