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My work begins with a simple question: What if reality is not what we see, but how we see?

I create pieces that explore the space between perception and truth — where identity dissolves, meaning shifts, and the familiar becomes unfamiliar again. Each artwork is an invitation to pause, reflect, and reframe; a quiet confrontation with the stories we tell ourselves about who we are and how the world should be.

I am interested in the cracks — the moments when certainty breaks and a new way of seeing emerges. In these spaces, discomfort becomes clarity, and control gives way to surrender. My art does not aim to provide answers, but to hold a mirror: reminding the viewer that transformation begins not by changing the world outside, but by changing the lens within.

Through minimal forms and layered symbolism, I seek to translate inner states into visual language — offering a moment of alignment between mind, body, and soul.

Fine Arts High School / Art
Gazi University / Graphic Design Bachelor's Degree