GROUP EXHIBITION

The conceptual foundation of the exhibition draws on Stacy Alaimo’s theory of transcorporeality, which describes the reciprocal entanglement of body and ecosystem. In this framework, the body is not a fixed entity; it is a permeable process engaged in continuous material exchange with atmosphere, water, and soil. The female body carries the rhythmic imprints of this exchange: phases such as menstruation, birth, and transformation form an organic dialogue with lunar cycles and seasonal shifts. Ecological crisis manifests precisely within these natural rhythms - subtle yet palpable physical and emotional fluctuations. Thus, the female body emerges as a living archive of ecological memory and collective healing, containing both nature’s wisdom and its wounds.

Fidan Abilova presents the female body as both a biological and planetary nurturing principle. Her photographs depict a dialogue between woman and nature, where monochrome figures merging with soil and water evoke a poetic language of birth, loss, and remembrance.

Jala Aziz visualizes the body’s synchronization with nature through textile-based rhythms and spiral layering. The circular modules in each work symbolize intersections between menstrual cycles, lunar phases, and seasonal changes, creating a poetic dialogue between parallel natural and bodily rhythms.

Sabina Jafar interrogates anthropocentric hierarchies through her photographic series. By portraying endangered animals as if placed “on trial,” she evokes humanity’s accountability toward the natural world and offers a poetic critique of disrupted ecological balance.

Leyla Guliyeva, through video art, explores the multilayered structure of female identity and the unreconciled strata of the self. Each minimalist visual language reveals inner transformation, acceptance of the shadow, and the pursuit of psychological wholeness.

Maryam Yusifaliyeva examines the fractured harmony between body and nature disrupted by contemporary techno-culture through her oil painting series. Fragmented and pixelated body imagery conveys the loss of organic unity while elevating the harmony of body - nature integration to a poetic climax.

Bringing together works by Fidan Abilova, Jala Aziz, Maryam Yusifaliyeva, Sabina Jafar, and Leyla Guliyeva, the exhibition offers diverse visual and conceptual perspectives on the body - nature continuum. Here, the body is presented not merely as a biological structure, but as a living, open material that carries ecological memory.

The exhibition is presented in partnership with Atesh Hub. Curated by Mansura Mammadaliyeva, coordinated by Agnessa Tariverdiyeva.

—

Fidan Abilova (b. 2001) is a visual artist, photographer, and clothing designer working at the intersection of contemporary art practices. Her work centers on the complexity of the human spirit and the unseen strata of emotion. By transforming emotional ruptures, inner turbulence, the body’s hidden memories, and psychological depths into visual forms, she materializes the immaterial realm of the soul through photography and performance. Often combining photography and performance with installation-based structures, Abilova conducts conceptual explorations on instability, fractured harmony, and the transformation of feeling. Her works have been featured in solo and group exhibitions.

Jala Aziz (b. 1999) holds a master’s degree in textiles from the Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Arts. Working with textile, weaving, and embroidery techniques, she reconstructs concepts of memory, identity, and time on old fabrics and archival photographs. By exploring the dynamic encounters of layers and textures, as well as the narrative potential of traditional motifs, she creates visual-poetic works that carry the voice of the past into the present. Aziz has participated in group exhibitions in Baku, Istanbul, and Moscow.

Sabina Jafar (b. 2000) is an artist and visual storyteller whose practice is rooted in metaphoric and symbolic languages. Drawing inspiration from cinema, installation, and mask and puppet art, she merges the surreal with the real. Her work transcends traditional forms, presenting the fragility of human nature, our relationship with time, and the silent cry of vanishing beings as visual poetry. Her artistic universe emerges at the intersection of satire and lyricism, beauty and distortion.

Leyla Guliyeva (b. 1999) graduated from the Faculty of Design at the Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Arts. Her practice investigates the inner world of the individual - psychological layers and hidden emotions. For her, art is a space of sincere expression, self-discovery, and subconscious illumination. Using video art, photography, and illustration, she explores trauma, shadow, and emotional memory. Her works originate from personal experience and function as both internal reflection and visual therapy for artist and viewer alike.

Maryam Yusifaliyeva (b. 2001) is a multidisciplinary artist primarily working with traditional media — canvas and oil paint. Her practice explores relationships between human and nature, the organic and the artificial, addressing the loss of authenticity within a world of imitation. Through painting, photography, found objects, and text, she visualizes the inner tension between romantic ideal and harsh reality, examining the human condition at the intersection of identity, body, and social environment.