Ambiguous Standards Institute

Information

Exhibitions

Farmlands . 2025

NOW . JDW . 2022
A Travelling Institute . 2022

An Institute Within An Institute . 2021
EAST. JDW . 2019
A School of Schools . IDW . 2018


Crate Studies . ASI 2014-2024

#1 Ambiguous Standards of Serving: Teaglasses
#2 Ambiguous Standards of Food: Eggs
#3 Ambiguous Standards of Over-Specification: Kitchen Utensils
#4 Ambiguous Standards of Tune: Airs & Orders
#5 Ambiguous Standards of Unicodification: Hands
#6 Ambiguous Standards of Experience: Duration
#7 Ambiguous Standards of Electricity: Plugs and Outlets
#8 Ambiguous Standards  of Protest
#9 Ambiguous Standards of Diagnosis
#10 Ambiguous Standards of Travel


The Fundamental Interconnectedness of Everything

Influences

Art Institute of Chicago Collection Images Projection



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Ambiguous Standards Institute (ASI) is a conceptual platform co-founded by Cansu Cürgen [TR, 1988, based in the UK] and Avşar Gürpınar [TR, 1982, based in the UK], aiming to explore the idea of standards and norms in creative, design, and cultural contexts. It challenges the fixed notions of “standards” by playing with ambiguity, encouraging designers, artists, and thinkers to engage with uncertainty, flexibility, and open interpretation in their work. The institute invites a critical examination of the conventions that shape our world, often in humorous or thought-provoking ways, allowing room for diverse perspectives and alternative futures.