Seher Erdogan
Devotions No. 57, 2025
Brush-glazed stoneware clay
17-3/4 x 17-3/4" (framed)

Artist Statement
My work investigates the tension between rule-bound systems and generative uncertainty. I'm drawn to patterns that hold opposing ideas, revealing complexity beneath apparent order. Through material experimentation, I connect to the material culture of my birthplace, Turkey, weaving personal history into formal structures. While my work does not belong to a single tradition, it is grounded in reimagining this heritage.

This wall piece is part of The Devotion Series, which began as a daily studio ritual in April 2024. Each piece traces a unique hand-drawn interpretation of the Devotion motif-an ornamental pattern found in traditional Turkish (Anatolian) rugs. What began as a modest exercise in the sketchbook evolved into an act of devotion to both the creative process and the studio space itself. The recurring motif, repeated with quiet attention, has become an anchor and collaborator in an ongoing exploration of how individual expression can emerge from an underlying universal order.

Artist Bio
Seher Erdoğan (b. 1982, she/her) is a Turkish artist, architect, and educator based in Philadelphia. Her sculptural wall pieces combine clay and wool-materials that echo the material culture of her birthplace, Istanbul-and explore the interplay between structure and free expression.

She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in architecture from Yale University, and practiced in New Haven and New York before shifting her focus to teaching and visual art. After years of experimentation across media, she began to concentrate on her current creative practice in 2019.

Seher has exhibited her work locally and produces commissions for private clients across the United States. She continues to teach architecture at University of Pennsylvania and works out of her studio in Philadelphia's Germantown neighborhood.

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