Betül Aksu




dazzled by the sun 1
2023
Acrylic on paper, staples
30x42 cm
dazzled by the sun 2
2023
Acrylic on paper, staples
30x42 cm
dazzled by the sun 3
2023
Acrylic on paper, staples
21x30 cm
dazzled by the sun 4
2023
Acrylic on paper, staples
21x30 cm
dazzled by the sun 5
2023
Acrylic on paper, staples
21x30 cm





dazzled by the sun 6
2025
Paper, staples
36x18.5 cm

dazzled by the sun 7
2025
Paper, staples
14,5x18 cm
dazzled by the sun 8
2025
Paper, staples
17,5x18 cm
dazzled by the sun 9
2025
Paper, staples
11,5x19 cm
dazzled by the sun 10
2025
Paper, staples
12,5x22 cm
dazzled by the sun 11
2025
Paper, staples
10x17 cm
dazzled by the sun 12
2025
Paper, staples
13,5x19,5 cm
dazzled by the sun 13
2025
Paper, staples
14,5x20 cm
dazzled by the sun 14
2025
Paper, staples
10x16 cm
dazzled by the sun 15
2025
Paper, staples
12x16 cm





Printed and hand-bound at sezon
2025, Izmir
40 pages
Cover: 270 gsm
Interior pages: 270 gsm, 230 gsm, 120 gsm, 90 gsm
Edition of 10 







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(dazzled by the sun)
2023 - 2025
Series of paintings, collages and artist’s book, various sizes

dazzled by the sun is a series consisting of paintings, collages and a hand-bound artist’s book. The works use repeated rectangular forms in black, orange, yellow and cream to explore the visual and sensory effect of direct sunlight. It reflects the brief moment when vision is overwhelmed and the world is reduced to shifting blocks of colour and light.

The paintings are made with acrylic on paper and are layered and stapled onto larger sheets. The collages continue the same visual language through cut and arranged coloured papers.

The artist’s book, printed and hand-bound at sezon in Izmir, includes 40 pages made from papers of varying weights and colours. It brings the composition into the format of a book while allowing space for future writing or drawing.

The series as a whole refers to the moment after looking directly at the sun, when sight is momentarily lost. The works recall the poetic afterimage that follows looking into the sun, a moment when sight is suspended, and perception becomes abstract, open and undefined.