Contemporary painting · Research · Visual thinking

Traces hidden in layers, not just left on the surface.

Sema Yayla’s painting practice consists of collections revolving around concepts of memory, space, time, and transformation.

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Approach

Approaching painting beyond producing images: as a space for thinking and remembering.

This platform presents artworks within the conceptual integrity of collections rather than commodifying them individually. Artistic production, exhibitions, and academic publications meet under a unified identity using a calm, editorial tone.

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Layers

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2023–2026

Surface, erasure, repetition, and traces of time.

Memory
Surface
Transformation

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Artworks

Selected Collections

Each collection is read along with its own statement, artworks, and related exhibitions.

2023–2026

Layers

Memory · Surface · Transformation

2016-2018

Silent Spaces

Interior space · Memory · Daily

2014-2015

Thresholds

Space · Transition · Encounter

2020-2021

Conceptual quest

Exhibitions & Projects

2018 · Ankara

A Colony in Pluto

Under the conceptual framework of hypercube and poetic universe, the series 'A Colony in Pluto' combining themes of loneliness and marginalization with colors and poems was exhibited.

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Academic studies

Where artistic production intersects with research.

Selected publications, conference papers, projects, and courses are presented in an accessible structure, without the burden of a long CV.

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