Traditional Artist
Dilara Altınkepçe Arslan
She was born in Bursa in 1993. She completed his primary and secondary education here. In 2011, she started his undergraduate education at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Carpet, Rug and Traditional Fabric Patterns Department. She studied Fashion Design, Costume and Accessories at Accademia di Belle Arti Di Bologna between 2015-2016. She graduated from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in the same year. In 2020, she launched the "APPA Tiny Things Sustainability Movement". In the same year, She founded the art studio called Nelumbo Studios, where she still continues her art production, and organized various exhibitions there. In 2021, she started her master's degree at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts Institute, Carpet-Rug and Traditional Fabric Patterns Program. In 2022, she participated in the 10th World Textile Art Biennial with Textile Art Platform. In the same year, she participated in the "Ortak Mekik", a collective project of MSGSÜ Halı Atölyesi and Koç University KarmaLab. In 2023, she took part in the project's "Ortak Mekik-Weaving, Natural Dyeing and Interactive Technologies Exhibition". She participated in the BASE 23 exhibition held in December 2023 with his works "The Grand Ritual" and "Anthrenus Verbasci VR Experience". She completed her master's degree in 2024 with her thesis titled "Examination of Animal Images as Symbols in Anatolian Rugs". The exhibitions she participates in together with other art groups he is a part of continue.
Featured Artworks
Shaman Village
Şaman Köyü
In our village, all abstract and concrete entities live in balance and harmony. No blood is shed in this village; food comes from the earth, and we sit side by side with animals at the table to eat what the earth provides us. We have soldiers who are very strong. They are trained to carry the full extent of ancient knowledge passed down from our ancestors.
Köyümüzde soyut ve somut varlıklar denge ve ahenk içinde yaşar. Bu köyde kan dökülmez; besin topraktan gelir, hayvanlarla yan yana sofraya oturup toprağın bize sunduklarını yeriz. Askerimiz vardır, çok güçlüdürler. Atalarımızdan gelen kadim bilginin tamamını taşıyabilmek için eğitilmişlerdir.
Thread on raw cotton fabric
Ham pamuk kumaş üzerine iplik
84 x 84 cm
2025
Collection
Anthrenus Verbasci
Is the world as we see it?This work, focusing on the effects of the size difference between objects and humans on the act of seeing, points to the variability of reality. Our surroundings are actually filled with thousands of things we see every day but do not notice. What if we were one of them, and how would it be to look at another?What we see through the eyes of what we see.We have become familiar with the macro and micro worlds, accompanied by technological advancements, and have been amazed by them. But what about the in-between dimensions? For instance, what is the reality of insects like? How would it be to empathize with a bug?Real or illusion?The size difference and distance between us and objects create our perception of reality. Is every perception that goes beyond this generally accepted reality and illusion? When the change in our size or distance is reflected in our perception, does it distort the reality of the object?
Mimar Sinan Fine Art University
Accademia di Belle Arti Di Bologna
Mimar Sinan Fine Art University MBA
Koç University Karma Lab
