ABOUT

ARTIST BIO

Semra Sevin is a German photo, film -and installation artist working on the subjects of diversity and identity. Semra was strongly influenced by the universalist humanist worldview of her family in learning to see the world from various perspectives, particularly in accepting that truth and reality are subjective interpretations and that diverse humans have equal value in society.

Sevin’s complex and distinctly orchestrated arrangements offer up far more references to a “real life” than a purely photo-documentary style would. Sevin’s works lay within the tradition of experimental photography and art (Man Ray, Robert Rauschenberg, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy and Hans Breder, among others) intertwining elements of abstraction and figuration while also incorporating the ideal of post-contemporary art.
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Using photography, reflective surfaces, foils, projections and focusing on in-camera work, Semra produces abstract multi-level images and installations. In their layers and their motion, Semra’s works challenge a single definitive explanation of the world; they enhance the singular view of reality and visually expand it to demonstrate variety. With her keen eye for the idiosyncrasies of different cultures, she not only observes but also becomes submerged in the lives of her subjects, their work, their perspectives and stories.

In addition to her photography, Semra Sevin is also noted for her curatorial work as well as her fine art printing for photographers such as Julian Wasser and Nick Ut. Semra Sevin founded REglam, a fashion blog promoting body positivity and the inclusion of race, LGBT, age & disability. Sevin received her photography diploma in Germany, then worked for 7 years in Paris with some of the best fashion and advertising photographers to perfect her craft, after which she studied film at Santa Monica college.