Elnara Askerova

I am Elli Asker, an Azerbaijani-Swedish artist, based in the Stockholm area. My creative practice is shaped by the intersection of my cultural heritage, my identity as a homosexual, and the influence of art and cinema, particularly the works of Tarkovsky and Bergman.

Although I hold a degree in political science, photography ultimately became my true calling. Through a metaphysical lens, I explore themes of identity, time, and human emotion. These experiences shape my artistic voice, allowing me to merge the personal with the universal, positioning my work as both a reflection of and a critique on contemporary life.

2024 — “The Echo of Time”: Elli Asker & Rolando Pérez, Saltskog Gård, Sweden (current)
2024 — Pride House, Stockholm
2024 — Solo exhibition “Water in Diverse Forms: A Visual Exploration” Kretsen Art Gallery,
Sweden
2024 — Solna Art Gallery. Jury-judged.
2024 — Strängnäs Art gallery, Jury-judged group photography exhibition, Sweden
2024 — Stockholm’s Art Gallery. Jury-judged.
2024 — Zebra Art Gallery, Sweden
2023 — Kretsen Art Gallery, “MINI”, Sweden
2023 — Strängnäs Art gallery, Sweden. Jury-judged Autumn salon
2023 — Art Bias, San Carlos, CA, USA. 2023 — Kretsen Art gallery, “New Artists Members”,
Sweden
2023 — Sony World Photography Awards 2023, Somerset House, London, UK
2022 — Paris Photo Prize (PX3) winners exhibition State of the World, Paris, France
2022 — Trees, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont, USA /Juror: Wendi Schneider (online)
2022 — Shadows & Light, The Glasgow gallery of photography, Glasgow, UK (online)
2022 — Quiet Landscape, PhotoPlace Gallery, Vermont, USA / Juror: Jacob & Alissa Hessler
2022 — International Photography. The Glasgow gallery of photography, Glasgow, UK