CASMINA   |   ARTIST

Objects of Essence

| Traces of Silence – Empty Quarter | 6/2026 |
sand from the Empty Quarter/Liwa Desert, 24-karat gold, chalk on canvas | 80 x 80 x 3 cm | Cceated in the Empty Quarter – UAE

EMBODIED  ESSENCE

Essence is a presence. A quiet force shaped by gold, palladium, sand, earth, crystals, oils – not applied, but embedded. Each work holds what cannot be said. A stillness that endures. A truth beyond time.

 

Timeless Works  |  Rooted in Origin  |  Created for Legacy

 

Objects of Art

| Traces of Art  | 2026 |
Fabrics from India, gauze bandages, turmeric, 24-karat gold on canvas | 40 x 30 cm | created in Istanbul

 

Gold

Gold is key element in Casmina’s art. A link to the infinite, a trace of light connecting the physical with the immaterial.

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An embodiment of the sublime and unknown. A manifestation of the all-encompassing dignity that resides in creation itself. A vessel for silence, beauty and the astonishing elegance of timelessness.

Objects of Evolution

| Object of Evolution | 2010 |
Willow twigs on canvas – gold-plated | 30 × 30 cm | created in Berlin

 

Art beyond the surface…

Casmina’s artworks emerges from a space from beyond time, beyond words – where duality dissolves.

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They contain no message. They teach nothing. They merely exist. In them, the invisible condenses into form. This art brings into the physical world what happens outside of it – as a subtle trace of the origin. As a silent presence of the eternal.

Objects of Matter

| on my way | 2022 |
Antique bathing shoes, branches – gold-plated | created in Istanbul

Silence

In Casmina’s art, existence is condensed into a single point – silent, clear, infinite. A gateway through which eternity takes shape.

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In the emptiness that is not absence, but origin. In the silence that carries – and does not speak. Each work is permeated by a subtlefrequency: zero-point energy. Not sought, not made – but present. A silent devotion to the invisible that precedes everything.

Objects of Essence| Traces of Beauty 1 – Hatta | 2025 |
sand from Hatta, rose gold, raw cocoa, mineral pigment on wood | 30 x 30 x 3 cm | created in Abu Dhabi

 

Art beyond trends

Casminas’ art marks a new position in contemporary art: the focus is not on a concept, but on the direct connection between material, origin, and perception.

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These artworks are not created out of a desire for innovation, but out of an inner necessity to give form to the essential. This art reminds us that the future of art lies not in the new, but in the depth of what has not been lost. A quiet impulse for those who see art as more than just the present – namely, a living continuum of cultural depth and responsibility.

Objects of Matter

| Being | 2020 |
Camel vertebrae – gold-plated | created in Berlin

Mediums

Gold. Ash. Earth. Sand. Plants. Crystals. Nothing is added. Nothing is hidden. Only the essence remains.

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Gold, platinum, palladium, silver. They cover nothing – they permeate. Precious metals in these artworks are not a coating. They are the origin. Presence. Dignity. They were not chosen for their value – but for their silence. Embedded in layers of earth, ashes, crystal sand, natural pigments, bones. Not adorned. Not charged. But connected to what was. And remains. No form is created here, substance is condensed. The work remains what it is. Not loud. But eternal.

Objects of Essence

| Cappadocia | 2024 |
Kapadokya/Türkiye’den kum, gümüş, altın, bakır üzerine tuval | 31 x 24 cm | Kapadokya’da yaratıldı

 

Inspired by five Continents

The journey is not preparation. It is part of the work. For over 30 years, Casmina has been following the paths of untouched landscapes. Antarctica. Rocky Mountains. Empty Quarter. Mount Everest. Serengeti. More than 40 countries – every movement an encounter.

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Art begins where the wind carries, the earth calls, and man becomes still. She does not just collect material – she receives it. Earth. Crystals. Plants. Bones. Sand. Everything becomes part of a living field that continues to exist in silence. For every work bears traces of the journey within it,
nature becomes art, and art becomes a legacy of the timeless.

the artist

| Behind the veil | 2016 | Photographie | created in Dubai