About Me.

Selin Tahtakılıç (b. Izmir, Turkey, 1995 ) is a Berlin-based artist. 
She completed her high school education in the Painting Department at Işılay Saygın Fine Arts High School in İzmir. She studied Textile and Fashion Design at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University for one year before transferring to the Graphic Design Department at the same institution, where she completed her undergraduate degree. During her studies, she gained experience through internships at advertising agencies and later focused on personal projects. She has worked on various national and international projects, illustrated children’s books, and participated in exhibitions.

Children’s book projects played an important role in her education and shaped her approach to design, which continues to influence her work today. Her visual language is based on graphic elements, vivid colors, and child-centered themes. Inspired by the direct way children experience emotions, she aims to translate feelings such as joy, sadness, and love into visual forms, often using geometric shapes as emotional reflections.

In recent years, she has incorporated traditional embroidery techniques she learned from her grandmother into her practice, combining them with contemporary illustration. Through this process, she creates vibrant, playful works that seek to evoke joy and moments of euphoria in the viewer.