New Media Artist & Paragliding Pilot

SELAY
KARASU

Merging environmental data, aerial observations and generative algorithms into large-scale immersive installations that redefine how we perceive reality.

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01 — About
Selay Karasu
THE
ARTIST

Selay Karasu is a new media artist and paragliding pilot with a background in visual communication design and over a decade of practice in digital art. Her work explores the intersection of environmental data, aerial observation, and generative algorithms.

Colors, textures, and atmospheric shifts gathered while flying over continents are translated into dynamic, responsive visual architectures. Her practice merges scientific data, sensory mapping, and poetic abstraction.

For Karasu, mathematics is the language of nature — a universal code. Using computational tools and algorithms to speak this language, her works attempt to decode nature's intrinsic logic.

How can technology serve as a bridge to deepen our understanding of nature and its rhythms?
@selaykarasu ↗ @selay.karasu ↗
10+
Years of Computational Practice
50+
Exhibitions Worldwide
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Environmental Data Captured
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Data Points Transformed into Art
02 — Selected Works
2023 / 2024
OCCHIO
Solo Exhibition — Tokyo, Japan
How do our scientific capabilities challenge the illusion of human centrality in the universe? This solo exhibition in Tokyo explores the blurring of boundaries between species.
2017
ABYSMAL
Ars Electronica, Austria — w/VOID
An immersive A/V performance powered by artificial intelligence and deep learning. Exploring the parallels between human and machine perception.
2016
AVA
CERN, European Organization for Nuclear Research — w/OUCHHH
A 360°-viewable portable installation inspired by particle physics experiments, derived from Buckminster Fuller's iconic geodesic dome structure.
2022
WORLD WIDE MIND
Times Square, New York
Tracing the evolution of global information exchange using 24 years of internet route visualization data.
2015
POLYHX
Letohrádek Kinských, Prague — w/OUCHHH
3D Anaglyph A/V Performance for SIGNAL Prague. A unique audio/visual experience drawing from the theory that the universe is based on an algorithm, transforming the Kinský Summer Palace into a parametric architectural surface through abstract elements and primitive objects.
2015
LINES
Palace of Parliament, Bucharest — w/VOID
A/V Architectural Mapping. An abstract large-scale projection mapping work exploring dialogue through lines, perception, and interconnection, staged on the façade of one of the world's largest administrative buildings.
2022
COALESCENCE
For TOGG Electric Vehicle
A quantum universe interpretation inspired by the phenomenon of atoms merging at energy levels near absolute zero.
2014 / 2017
HOMEOMORPHISM
w/OUCHHH
A generative work exploring topology, geometry, and continuous transformation — using data as paint and algorithm as a brush. Inspired by New Mexico's landforms and primitive geometric forms, the project has been exhibited internationally, including CERN, science museums, and Ars Electronica.
2023
SENTIENT
Times Square, New York
Exploring the first seeds of the intertwining of organic and machine; the focal point in the process of designing and implementing humanity's next step.
2022
OASIS IN COLOR
For American Express
Synesthesia-based: from image to sound, from sound to color. Satellite imagery is transformed into audio using machine learning.
2022
FLUX — AI Generated Series
Digital NFT Series
Computational fluid simulations where aerodynamic flow and velocity data are used as forces within a particle system. AI trained on thousands of topographic formations generates entirely new artificial landscapes.
2022
DIPLOMACY TUNNEL
For the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
A digital walkthrough experience conveying the history of diplomacy from the Treaty of Kadesh to the present day, featuring over 400 images and videos. w/ILLUSIONIST
2022
BSGS
For Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra
For the first time in Turkey, symphony and digital art converge. Algorithmic visual architecture generated in response to the 70-piece orchestra's repertoire.
2022
STRATA
In collaboration with Google Earth co-creator Chikai Ohazama
How much water has climate change withdrawn over the last 20 years? How has it affected glaciers? Data-driven answers through Google Earth satellite imagery.
2019
HUMACHINE v.02
w/ILLUSIONIST — For 50th Anniversary of MESS
A robotic arm enhanced immersive experience exploring human-machine interaction. A 6-minute 3D animation across 200 m² of LED canvas, with 3 live performers and 6 LED panels carried by giant robotic arms — celebrating 60 years of MESS and their vision of the future.
2024
BYLOCK NEXUS
For Turkish National Intelligence Organization
A phygital sculpture for the world of cyber surveillance. Visualizing the communication network established through the Bylock messaging application; exploring technology, security, and the fragility of trust in the digital age.
2024
EXOSPHERE
In collaboration with Google Earth co-creator Chikai Ohazama
Exosphere makes 22 years of global warming data visible, driven by Google Earth satellite images of different locations between the years 1999-2021. Created in collaboration with the co-creator of Google Earth itself; Chikai Ohazama.
2024
CONVERGENCE
Solo Exhibition — Montreal, Canada
A retrospective exhibition examining the alchemical evolution of nature, humanity, and technology. A reflection of the artist's vision of a shared evolutionary future.
2025
THE PERFECT STORM
From Sketch to Pixel Digital Art Exhibition
A computational visual experiment based on a custom AI system and generative architecture. The model dynamically calculates flow, collision, and expansion through frequency data, vector densities, and visual vibration patterns.
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03 — Global Presence
GLOBAL
PRESENCE
2026Değişime Adım At Project, Data Painting w/ TOG Vakfı & Palette, The SeedIstanbul
2025Tonochrome / Realtime A/V Piano Recital, Atatürk Kültür MerkeziIstanbul
2024Convergence / Solo ExhibitionMontreal, Canada
2024Sentient, Newyork Times SquareNew York, USA
2024Bylock Nexus, Atatürk Kültür MerkeziTurkey
2024Dune, Art Basel MiamiUSA
2023Sentient, From Sketch to Pixel Digital Art ExhibitionTurkey
2023Coalescence, Innovation WeekTurkey
2023World Wide Mind, Newyork Times SquareUSA
2022Coalescence for TOGG, Zorlu PSMTurkey
2022Synesthesia for American Express, Mandarin Oriental BodrumTurkey
2022Live Immersive Performance — Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra, AKMTurkey
2022World Wide Mind, w/BLACKDOVE, Art Basel MiamiUSA
2022Strata Series, Art & Tech For Good SummitTurkey
2022Sentient Series, MONO GalleryTunis, Tunisia
2022World Wide Mind, Unit LondonUK
2022Synesthesia, Nur FestivalRussia
2021Sentient Series, ICONOCLAST, Art Basel MiamiUSA
2021Sentient Series, NFTNYCUSA
2021Bio-Inspire — Screening at Cosmocaixa PlanetariumBarcelona, Spain
2020Humachine V.02 w/Illusionist — Muse Creative Awards PlatinumUSA
2019The Journey of Being, w/VOID, Atelier Des LumieresParis, France
2018Abysmal — Immersive A/V performance, Ars ElectronicaLinz, Austria
2018Interconnected, w/Refik Anadol, Charlotte Douglas International AirportNC, USA
2017Homeomorphism, 10th Annual IDA Awards — Honorable MentionLos Angeles
2017Homeomorphism, Japan Media Arts Festival — Jury SelectionJapan
2016Bioinspire, w/VOID Prix Ars Electronica — Honorary MentionAustria
2016Bioinspire, w/VOID — Vimeo Staff PickAustria
2015AVA, w/Ouchhh, CERNSwitzerland
2013YAP Istanbul Modern & MoMA PS1, w/OuchhhNew York, USA