Nilhan Sesalan

In Nilhan Sesalan’s works, we witness the increasingly indirect interpretation of references from archaeology, architecture, literature and nature in daily life, and the effort to perceive everything ‘as it is’. There is a deep historical-cultural accumulation in the past of her works, and while this accumulation combines with associations and emphasis in the present, it points to an infinite inference and peace in the future. In her hands, themes ranging from human life to the mysteries and chaos of nature transform into the peace of the infinite associations of a work of art that has its own freedom; like a dervish whispering rich, deep, confident and magnificent thoughts. When we look at Sesalan’s works exhibited in various collections, parks and museums, it is possible to say that she is one of the representatives of lyrical abstraction.