Deniz Pasha

Deniz Pasha

BornNationalityBased In
N/ASudanese/TurkishN/A
Biography

Deniz Pasha is a Turkish-Sudanese artist whose practice includes painting, print-making, performance, and installation. She explores the ongoing impact of the Ottoman Empire's treatment of African individuals, specifically as it relates to the experiences of immigrants and migrants currently living in Turkey. Using portraiture, symbolism, and motifs, Pasha highlights the ways in which the historical exploitation of African labor is mirrored in the marginalized and hidden lives of immigrant workers in Turkey. By using critical race theory, she examines the labor practices and laws impacting contemporary African immigrants, and aims to shed light on the experiences and perspectives of marginalized communities. Her artistic process is deeply influenced by intellectual thought and literature, and drawing inspiration from writers such as August Wilson and Toni Morrison, she conducts research, artistic and poetic thinking emerges, leading her to start sketching. This process results in a diverse collection of portraits that are connected by a common thread, forming a cohesive and synergistic body of work. ...

Selected Artworks
Untitled (deep in thought)
Deniz Pasha
Untitled (deep in thought), 2020
50 x 40cm
Untitled (Pink)
Deniz Pasha
Untitled (Pink), 2020
50 x 40cm
Untitled (Red)
Deniz Pasha
Untitled (Red), 2020
50 x 40cm
Front Desk
Deniz Pasha
Front Desk, 2019
90 x 60cm
Alice
Deniz Pasha
Alice, 2021
100 x 120cm
Untitled (Red Skirts)
Deniz Pasha
Untitled (Red Skirts), 2022
120 x 100cm
Salman the Conqueror
Deniz Pasha
Salman the Conqueror, 2020
170 x 120cm
Kariakoo
Deniz Pasha
Kariakoo, 2022
125 x 85cm
Parlay
Untitled
Deniz Pasha
Untitled, 2022
50 x 40cm
A New Life
Deniz Pasha
A New Life, 2021
125 x 85cm
Untitled
Deniz Pasha
Untitled, 2022
50 x 40cm
Blue Gate ( It looks good from the outside)
Deniz Pasha
Blue Gate ( It looks good from the outside), 2021
125 x 85cm
Untitled
Deniz Pasha
Untitled, 2022
50 x 40cm
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