EléonoreVarone studied contemporary history and art history before developing a curatorial practice anchored in the present and attentive to space and context. At the core of her work lies a strong commitment to site-specific approaches: each project is conceived as an encounter with a place, its history, and its architecture, considering how artworks and audiences interact with the memory of sites and their environments.

She grew up in Milan, studied in Switzerland, and began her professional journey at MoMA in New York and at Lakeeren Gallery in Mumbai. Upon returning to Switzerland, she contributed to major institutions, including the development of a new regional art center, the Centre d’art contemporain d’Yverdon-les-Bains (CACY), following a formative period at Mamco in Geneva. In parallel, she pursued projects that unfolded beyond conventional exhibition spaces — in public sites, community contexts, and unexpected locations.

She curated a major open-air contemporary art triennale in Switzerland (Bex&Arts 2023), collaborated with international festivals such as Les Créatives (Geneva) and Belluard Bollwerk International (Fribourg), and worked with the Laténium, Switzerland’s largest archaeological museum. Since 2024, she has extended her curatorial practice to Istanbul, where she founded Secant Space.

Duygu Yaman is an arts and culture professional with over fourteen years of international experience in arts management, curatorial practices, and cultural project development. She holds a Master’s degree in Curatorial Studies from Panthéon-Sorbonne University and a dual Bachelor’s degree in Arts Management and Interdisciplinary Arts from Yıldız Technical University, alongside academic training in Fine Arts at École Nationale Supérieure d’Art de Bourges.

Having worked extensively in Istanbul and Paris, she has collaborated with leading museums, foundations, galleries, biennials, festivals, and cultural institutions, including the Louvre Museum, Musée des Arts et Métiers, Le Carreau du Temple, Istanbul Biennial, and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey. Her expertise spans exhibition coordination and design, collection management, cultural policy, and international artist relations.

Duygu has contributed to the realization of multidisciplinary projects, ranging from large-scale cultural festivals and institutional exhibitions to independent curatorial initiatives. She has coordinated complex productions and cross-cultural collaborations with artists, curators, and organizations from Europe, the Middle East, and beyond.