Arda ASENA
Interdisciplinary Artist

Arda received a grant as part of the “Emerging Artists from Here and Elsewhere” program initiated with the association Thanks for Nothing.

What is your artistic background ?
My artistic background has been grounded in photography which is the medium I started working with during my adolescence, as I grew with my photographic practice, I got to a point where I was interested in translating the subjects and textures I work with into 3D pieces, which allowed me to experiment and explore different modes of sculpture. Eventually, I was interested in working in a medium that blurred the lines of 2D and 3D; and I found out about jacquard weaving which is a technique where one translates an image into a woven fabric. My practice has evolved into an interdisciplinary practice where each medium becomes a starting point to another creating multitude of ways and forms of translations and I’m interested in the information that is gained and lost during these processes of translations within each other. 

What is your view on your profession today ?
I believe it is a challenging profession as you are responsible for every aspect of your career. Also, it is a very saturated industry given the fact that we are in a very image based society and the attention span of our society for any sort of visual experience is diminishing. 

How do you see yourself in 5 years? In 10 years ?
I see myself growing and evolving in my practice and hoping to do different projects in different geographies. 

Interview conducted in 2025
Photographs taken in 2025 by Isabelle Chapuis