BäRK

Berk Duygun (also known as BäRK) is a contemporary artist and curator based in The Hague. His work operates at the intersection of auditory practice, spatial storytelling, and constructed environments — often blurring the boundary between performance, installation, and fiction.

With a background in fine arts and a strong presence in independent scenes, as a Royal Academy of Arts The Hague graduate Duygun builds narrative-driven projects that move across formats: DJ sets, curated exhibitions, urban interventions, broadcast works, and custom-built sound systems. Whether through an after-hours basement set or an experimental installation, his practice revolves around mood architecture, tension, and myth.

He has performed and exhibited at spaces including Club Laak, where he closed the Dekmantel Club Tour in The Hague in 2025, Kiosk Radio, PIP, Weelde, Grey Space, Operator Radio, Sexyland, and This Art Fair.

As a curator, he has developed multidisciplinary exhibitions featuring emerging artists across auditory, visual, and hybrid practices. His curatorial work includes initiatives for Art Safari – Park Sessies Haarlem, The Night Watch – Ghent, This Art Fair – Amsterdam, and Museum Night – The Hague.

Duygun also runs Royal Surf Club, an autonomous platform merging experimental club nights with contemporary art programming. Since 2018, Royal Surf Club has hosted genre-fluid events in collaboration with underground spaces and institutions, gaining cult recognition for its hybrid format and off-grid approach to exhibition-making and nightlife.

In fall 2025, alongside curating both a group exhibition and the official afterparty for Museum Night, Duygun is releasing a multi-phase project involving a custom-built Game Boy game. The cartridge acts as a playable experience of the local underground — featuring in-game appearances by real venues, DJs, crew members, and nightlife figures from The Hague and Rotterdam. Part digital artifact, part interactive release, the project extends his practice into new narrative formats while preserving the local mythos in playable form.

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