Nermin Er primarily uses paper and ink as the main materials for her artworks. Exploring the limits and possibilities of these materials, she has spent many years in the animation world, creating stories through minimal combinations of paper, light, and shadow. Her work often features elements such as people, cities, and nature, interpreted in cinematographic scenes constructed in silhouette form. Er focuses on concepts like mass and themes of accumulation and dispersion, creating micro-spaces by adding, removing, or stacking particles on surfaces. By combining volume and dynamism, she constructs a dimension on the surface and develops an integrative language of expression akin to juxtaposed phrases. In addition to her paper works, she also creates animation and video pieces that reflect her ongoing exploration of material.
Nermin Er (1972, Istanbul), graduated from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Department of Sculpture in 1995. In addition to her professional career in animation, the artist started exhibiting regularly at Galeri Nev İstanbul since 2004. Her solo shows include her project “A Boxy Room” for Yanköşe Platform, which was brought to life by Kahve Dünyası in 2017.
From January to April 2024, her comprehensive exhibition “The Next Song,” featuring works from the last 10 years, was showcased at Nilüfer Municipality Meteor / Balat Cultural Center. She also participated in the group exhibition “All Things Become Islands Before My Senses” held on Leros Island, Greece in the summer of 2024, organized by Perasma. Nermin Er has taken part in numerous group exhibitions at institutions and venues such as Cappadox (Nevşehir, 2017 & 2024), Dou Print Studio / Litho Days (Ankara, 2023), Galeri Nev Istanbul, İmalat-hane (Bursa, 2022), Atatürk Culture Center (Istanbul, 2021), Yapı Kredi Culture and Arts Center (Istanbul, 2021), Baksı Museum (Bayburt, 2021), Riverrun Istanbul (Istanbul, 2019), Open Space (Berlin, 2020), Müze Evliyagil (2018), Galerist (Istanbul, 2017), Istanbul Modern (2013), Helene Nyborg Contemporary (Copenhagen, 2006), Siemens Art Gallery (Istanbul, 2005), Pera Museum (2005), Aksanat (Istanbul, 2004), and : mentalKLINIK Studio (Istanbul, 2002). In 2020, she was invited by the NGBK / Depo Berlin Residency Program and spent 6 months at ZKU Berlin. Her works are included in many institutional collections, including Mudo Collection, Polimeks, Evliyagil Museum, Ömer Koç Collection, and Baksı Museum.