"By painting, I am trying to trace of myself with the meaning or meaningless of life"Ebru Dede
Due to her artistic works and activities, she was awarded the International Poseidon Art Prize by Effetto Arte in Venice in 2025.
AATONAU is a Japan-based platform that aims to celebrate and promote talented artists worldwide. Hajra Salinas, one of the authors of AATONAU, interpreted Ebru Dede's creative processes in art: "Dede’s artistic process is deeply intertwined with her daily experiences, drawing inspiration from her surroundings, travels, and the simple act of observation. Whether walking through a city, sitting in a park, or capturing a fleeting moment with her camera, she collects visual and emotional fragments that later find their way into her work. Her sketches and notes, often derived from books she reads, serve as a continuous archive of ideas, feeding into her creative evolution. She describes her artistic journey as one in which the sense of location sometimes dissolves, replaced by an immersion in thought and emotion, as she channels her inner world onto the canvas."
Click to continue reading.I feel like a bird
The clouds around my arms
Colorful ideas in my hearth
Ebru DedeShe has been invited to Florence Biennale 2025 again as a returning artist as she participated with her artwork named "Woman does not exist" in Florence Biennale in 2015 as an invited artist. She will participate in Florence Biennale 2025 with video art. The theme of the 2025 biennale is light and darkness.
"Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in"
