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Gülay Semercioglu is a Turkish artist working from her art studio in Istanbul, Turkey. She trained as a painter and fibre artist and was awarded a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Mimar Sinan University in 1994.
Drawing inspiration from her upbringing among a group of Anatolian carpet makers, Semercioglu pays an ode to the Turkish carpet motifs of her childhood. She weaves reflective metallic wires into a dense mesh, creating intricate geometric designs exploring structures of life, nature and architecture.
Semercioglu’s work is represented by prestigious institutions internationally, including: the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, US); the LACMA Collection (Los Angeles, USA); the Farjam Foundation (Dubai, UAE); and Istanbul Modern (Istanbul, Turkey). The artist is recognised by discerning art collectors in the Middle East & GCC (UAE, Dohar, Bahrain, Turkey).
塞梅尔乔格鲁从其在安纳托利亚地毯制造商中成长的经历汲取灵感，向她童年的土耳其地毯图样致敬。她将反光的金属线编织成密集的网状，创造出复杂的几何设计，探索生命、自然与建筑的结构。
她的作品通过暴露在光线下改变颜色的彩色丝线，创造了一种动态的视觉效果。她将复杂的手工艺与她的艺术性融合在一起，利用光学幻觉创造了物理、个人和社会政治的对照。
在 “Yasemin / Family”（2022年）中，塞梅尔乔格鲁主张女性与所有生物的存在有基本关系。她的艺术镜头将传统安纳托利亚编织图案中原本很小的、重复的、描绘女性特征的图案放大，从中创造了一个女性性器官的图像。她利用高低层次来体现阶级。阴蒂的图像被放在地毯的顶部，暗示了强大的母系制度、人类的诞生。塞梅尔乔格鲁同时也使用了一种具有男性气质的媒介，铁丝，以此来构思她自己充满创伤与伤痕的安纳托利亚地毯。当她用工业材料编织这些复杂的图案时，塞梅尔乔格鲁强调了女性在其美丽和优雅背后所承受的苦工。