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Hi, It's Didem.
I convey emotions and ideas through unique illustrations with a nudge of philosophy.
Mental Fragmentation Series -
1. Accumulated Fragments of The Soul | Digital Scan of a Hand Drawn Illustration, 2023
We accumulate every thought, regret and desire as fragments within our body and soul. When we pause to take a look, we can actually see them all at once.
Mental Fragmentation Series - 2. Where Is The Missing Part of The Soul? | Digital Scan of a Hand Drawn Illustration, 2020
The mind and body tend to record and store all kinds of information,
including events and images, that shape our psyche star ting from the
moment we are born. We consciously or subconsciously try to fill that
space, so where is that missing part of the soul?
including events and images, that shape our psyche star ting from the
moment we are born. We consciously or subconsciously try to fill that
space, so where is that missing part of the soul?
Mental Fragmentation Series - 3. Hope In Spite of Chaos | Digital Scan of a Hand Drawn Illustration, 2020
Created during the pandemic, this diptych reflects a meditative search for clarity amidst emotional turbulence. The dense, chaotic strokes evoke a sense of entrapment, while the untouched white circle—a symbol of the sun—emerges as a quiet but persistent metaphor for hope. It speaks to the resilience of the human psyche in moments of collective crisis.
How It Felt Like Series -
1. How Covid Felt Like | Digital Illustration, 2021
Even though I knew every single person in the world was
experiencing the same thing, the infamous brain fog still invaded
my mind.
experiencing the same thing, the infamous brain fog still invaded
my mind.
How It Felt Like Series -
2. How Stroke Felt Like | Digital Illustration, 2025
A moment from the silence inside my skull. After the stroke, everything
felt like smoke.
felt like smoke.
The World Is Terrifying Now That I Am Not a Child Anymore | Animated Illustration, 2024
Thrown into the world before I even found my shape—by paternal birds who probably hadn’t fully grown themselves yet—I look back at what I left behind. I find out winter nights get longer. Nightmares and responsibilities begin to cast shadows on everything. The colorful glowing stars on my childhood ceiling disappear. Still, I make wishes on falling stars, watch the clouds drift, and try to name the constellations I see.
The Ones Who Hide Series -
1. What Part of Yourself Do You Hide The Most? | Animated Digital Illustration, 2019
A person’s world is a pool of what they shield themselves with. I often hide my full self,
revealing only my eyes — the observer in me.
for the sake of the comfor t and isolation of staying unseen, yet deeply aware.
revealing only my eyes — the observer in me.
for the sake of the comfor t and isolation of staying unseen, yet deeply aware.
The Ones Who Hide Series -
2. Hide Away | Animated Digital Illustration, 2019
If I could, I would hide away every thought, intuition and every bit
of emotion in my hair.If I could, I would hide away every thought,
intuition and every bit of emotion in my hair.
of emotion in my hair.If I could, I would hide away every thought,
intuition and every bit of emotion in my hair.
Portrait Series -
1. Hera | Digital Illustration, 2020
A gaze suspended between divinity and being human.
Portrait Series -
2. Bust of A Maiden Thinking of Freedom | Digital Illustration, 2020
A fragile layer of time seeping into something classical.
Portrait Series -
3. Poseidon, Forgotten | Digital Illustration, 2020
The stillness before the sea remembers its rage.
Portrait Series -
4. Asleep | Digital Illustration, 2020
A relic softened by time and personal interpretation.
Untitled | Digital Illustration, 2020
When nature doesn’t comfort but mirrors the unrest.
Thinking of Portugal | Digital Illustration, 2020
Layered like thoughts washing up on a quiet shore.
Self Portrait | Digital Illustration, 2019
Comikon Istanbul 2019 Illustration Contest Winner
Human Nature Series -
1. Crow | Digital Illustration, 2020
Omen or memory, always on the edge of flight.
Human Nature Series -
2. Swallow | Digital Illustration, 2020
A fleeting moment carrying the trace of what has passed.
Human Nature Series -
3. Body Unraveling | Digital Illustration, 2020
A body unraveling, a mind already undone.
Editorial Illustration for Kafkaokur Magazine, 2020
Editorial illustration for Gizem Demirel's piece on Kafkaokur literary magazine, published in June 2020.
Editorial Illustration for Kafkaokur Magazine, 2020
"Bir Şiir, Bir Film ya da Bir Kuş Türü Üzerine Sayıklamalar"
Editorial illustration for literature magazine Kafkaokur, September 2020. Written by Soner Sert.
Editorial illustration for literature magazine Kafkaokur, September 2020. Written by Soner Sert.
Editorial Illustration for Kafkaokur Magazine, 2020
"Yaşam Bir Çocuğun Elinde"
Editorial illustration for literature magazine Kafkaokur, December 2020. Written by Sidal Yurt.
Editorial illustration for literature magazine Kafkaokur, December 2020. Written by Sidal Yurt.
Editorial Illustration for Kafkaokur Magazine, 2020
Editorial illustration for literature magazine Kafkaokur, October 2020.
Editorial Illustration for Kafkaokur Magazine, 2020
Editorial illustration for literature magazine Kafkaokur, March 2020. Written by Ali Volkan Erdemir.
Editorial Illustration, 2020
Illustration for series written by Ayten Keser on kakimli.com
Editorial Illustration, 2020
Illustration for series written by Ayten Keser on kakimli.com
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