From story to form

In Deniz Ar’s artistic practice, a story gains layers through drawings, questions and experimentation. Different traditions of thought, a narrative from the past or a lived experience can become the starting point for a work considered over time.

The form a story takes often emerges through the process itself. Her choices of line, space, surface and material develop within this exploration. Working by hand is the most important part of the process through which thought becomes tangible.

The stories Deniz Ar tells through her jewellery acquire new meanings with the people who wear it. For the artist, this encounter is where a work can become a personal connection.