Aras Seddigh’s works consist of hybrid images featuring architectural elements that explore concepts such as the transformation of the mind, the escape from the flow of time, and the memories of an undefined time and space. The artist creates a mixture of elements that do not belong to any specific place or era, aiming to form temporary identities by synthesizing organic and artificial, living and inanimate components. This synthesis results in images where the illusion of surface and depth intertwine. As a method, Seddigh alternates between different materials within the same series, altering the characteristics of the pictorial elements. This approach highlights the ideas of balance, imbalance, and tension created through the varying relationships among the elements. In addition to her own forms of expression and production methods, Seddigh explores the unique languages that emerge from other fields of study. This cross-disciplinary exploration reconstructs forms of expression, establishing new contexts and connections. Such a mindset supports her experimental approach and evolutionary process, fostering communication and transitions between disciplines. Beyond her paintings, Seddigh works in various mediums, including installation, sculpture, and video, and draws inspiration from literature. Notably, she produced an artist’s book featuring her photographs and three intertwined stories for her second solo exhibition at Galeri Nev İstanbul in 2016.
Aras Seddigh (b. 1982, Tehran) After graduating from Azad University with a degree in Computer Engineering, Seddigh completed a master's degree in Visual Arts at Sabancı University in 2013. Her solo exhibitions took place at Galeri Nev İstanbul in 2013, 2016, 2018, and 2022, with a portion of her 2022 project exhibited at the Climate Museum in Gazhane, Istanbul. She has participated in group exhibitions at various institutions and galleries, including Galeri Nev İstanbul, Nilüfer Municipality Meteor Balat Cultural Center (Bursa, 2023), OMM Eskişehir (2023), Simbart Projects (Istanbul, 2021), Atatürk Cultural Center (Istanbul, 2021), Kasa Gallery (Istanbul, 2017), C.A.M Gallery (Istanbul, 2013), Siemens Art (Istanbul, 2013), Kare Art Gallery (Istanbul, 2012), 5533 (Istanbul, 2012), and OMM (Eskişehir, 2019-2020). In 2019, she participated in the Artist-in-Residence program at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, spending January and February in Canada. Seddigh currently lives and works in Istanbul.