Mehtap Baydu: Unveiling Identities Through Performance and Sculpture Born in Bingöl, Turkey, in 1972, Mehtap Baydu emerges as a compelling voice within contemporary Turkish art, an artist whose practice fearlessly explores the complexities of identity, gender, and social structures. Her journey began with formal training at Erciyes University's Faculty of Fine Arts, followed by studies in sculpture at Hacettepe University in Ankara. This foundation in traditional sculptural techniques proved crucial, but Baydu’s artistic trajectory swiftly moved beyond conventional forms, embracing performan…