About Pelin Bahar-Guven

Pelin Guven was born in 1971 in Turkiye. She studied psychology in Bogazici University in Istanbul and marketing in University of California, Berkeley that led to a professional career in the advertising sector. From that point, she enjoyed living in various parts of Asia for more than a quarter of a century, calling Seoul, Bangkok, Taipei and Beijing home before moving to Switzerland in 2024. Her work has been exhibited in several group exhibitions in US, Europe, Asia and Australia.

She believes in the importance of the present and the every day. She wants to document it to tell stories of who we are and to show future generations where we have been.

Pelin Bahar-Guven's Books