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Biography
Mediha Ceren Yılmaz graduated from the Department of Industrial Product Design at Istanbul Technical University in 2014.
During her university years, she took part in both onstage and backstage productions within the ITU Musical Ensemble, working on set, costume, and poster design. At the same time, she worked as an assistant in independent theater productions.
After graduation, she worked in various fields including stained glass production, event and experience design, advertising, and stage design.
Throughout this period, she gained experience in craftsmanship, team coordination, and visual production. She also completed the BAUART Art Management School program.
In 2017, she began sharing her embroidery works under the name Holygiggle; in the same year, she turned her focus toward stage design. Since then, she has continued producing works across stage and various interdisciplinary fields.
Since 2021, she has been working as an independent stage designer in theater, while exhibiting projects developed through Holygiggle across different artistic mediums.
She currently lives and works in Istanbul.