Hasan Özgür Top is interested in how the relationships between image, mythology, ideology, identity, and the concept of contract take shape in politics. He particularly focuses on the role of aesthetics, knowledge production, radicalization, and militarization in political narratives and identity construction. His works have been exhibited and screened in cities such as Istanbul, Lima, Berlin, Shanghai, New York, Vienna, and Bergamo. Top received his BA and MFA degrees from the Painting Department at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Marmara University, in 2014 and 2019, respectively. In 2020, he received his MA from the Dutch Art Institute. He has facilitated Visual Production and Moving Image courses at the BA level in Istanbul and is currently a resident artist at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam.