Ekim Zafer Acun (Tunceli, 1988) studied Cinema and Television at Roma Tre University and UAL: London College of Communication. He took part in various exhibitions in London and Istanbul as a visual artist. In 2018, he founded ŞOKOPOP, which looks at the issues of memory, gender and identity through Turkey's popular culture history. With his documentaries, performances, collages and video works, which come out of intense research processes, he continues to investigate sexuality and censorship through a queer lens.