transformation of materials

Aerosynaptic Forming

Aerosynaptic Forming is an experimental paper-forming process developed by Güneş Evrim Yılmaz in which paper pulp is shaped through turbulent airflow, producing intricate dual-sided surfaces and unpredictable material structures. The process expands papermaking into a spatial and sculptural system, generating surfaces that shift through depth, tension, and air movement. Large-scale installation projects developed through this process are currently in progress.

Long Distance Whispers, 2025

Aerosynaptic, recycled Pulp forming
30x22x15 cm


Hybrid Forming

Hybrid Forming combines poured paper pulp with controlled water flow, allowing layered textures and shifting surface densities to emerge through movement, settling, and accumulation. The resulting works reflect light unevenly, revealing depth, softness, and atmospheric spatial effects. Each surface remains partially open to interpretation, inviting viewers to navigate their own associations and emotional responses within the material.

She Built Home in the Air, 2025

Cotton Paper, embedded Peacock Feather
25x25x50 cm

Shifting Grounds, 2025

Cotton Paper

50×60 cm


Coffee Marbling

Turkish Coffee Marbling is a material process developed by Güneş Evrim Yılmaz in 2018, using coffee residue as pigment, staining agent, and reactive surface material. Drawing from the cultural ritual of Turkish coffee and fortune reading, the works emerge through pouring, sedimentation, absorption, and controlled fluid movement. The resulting surfaces hold layered traces, shifting between image and abstraction, while transforming an everyday social ritual into material accumulation and spatial gesture.

First Generation Architecture, 2026

Turkish coffee, gold leaf, and watercolor on handmade paper

59 × 85 cm