Zeynep Aslanoba : Sounds Like a You Problem
An Exploration of Isolation and the Human Experience
In a world that increasingly celebrates individual growth and self-realization, we often lose sight of the bonds that connect us. In her latest exhibition, Zeynep Aslanoba delves into the complex interplay between loneliness, the struggle for individuality, escapism and the search for a savior. Through a series of evocative sculptures, stop-motion animations, and two-dimensional fantasies, Aslanoba invites us to refect on the profound solitude and weariness that accompany the daily effort to take responsibility for one’s own life.
Aslanoba’s work poses existential questions about the human condition: Is each person solely responsible for their own happiness? What becomes of those who cannot fnd happiness on their own? Can one fnd joy when surrounded by others’ sorrow? Are we not, to some extent, responsible for the happiness of those around us? And can anyone truly be another’s savior, or are we all ultimately responsible only for ourselves? In her artistic process, she revisits the fgures she once deifed and the saviors she believed she had found, and drew inspiration from them with a satirical twist. Through this exhibition, Aslanoba examines the healing process of those searching for themselves, as if observing from an alien perspective trying to understand the human experience on Earth. By bringing together the conscious stillness of daily life and the deep, dark subconscious in a colorful world, she asks whether anyone can truly save another or if we are all ultimately responsible only for ourselves.
Artworks Part of this Exhibition

Zeynep Aslanoba
My Therapist and I, still going strong…, 2024
Installation
180 x 85 x 120 cm each
Artwork ID: 778

Zeynep Aslanoba
When you’re late to the function, 2024
Acrylic on canvas
110 x 163 cm
Artwork ID: 805

Zeynep Aslanoba
Sober LYFE, 2024
Acrylic on canvas
100 x 120 cm
Artwork ID: 806

Zeynep Aslanoba
Agony of Waiting, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
101 x 90 cm
Artwork ID: 803

Zeynep Aslanoba
Savior, 2024
Acrylic on canvas
82 x 92 cm
Artwork ID: 801

Zeynep Aslanoba
The real Life of Baba Yaga, 2023
Video + Set
150 x 75 x 75 cm
Artwork ID: 779

Zeynep Aslanoba
sade insanlar Artist Book 1, 2, 2018
Artist Book in its own handcrafted ceramic box
18 x 14 x 4 cm
Artwork ID: 780

Zeynep Aslanoba
Dear God Podcast, 2024
Video + Set
46 x 29 x 21 cm
Artwork ID: 781

Zeynep Aslanoba
Kelebek Hırsızı, 2024
Acrylic on canvas
102 x 81,5 cm
Artwork ID: 794

Zeynep Aslanoba
Kalp Hırsızı, 2024
Acrylic on canvas
102 x 81,5 cm
Artwork ID: 802

Zeynep Aslanoba
Why does my back hurt?, 2024
Acrylic on canvas
91,5 x 101,5 cm
Artwork ID: 800

Zeynep Aslanoba
Home Office, 2022
Acrylic on canvas
111,5 x 81,5 cm
Artwork ID: 797

Zeynep Aslanoba
Forever Young, 2024
Acrylic on canvas
82 x 71,5 cm
Artwork ID: 798

Zeynep Aslanoba
Guru 8, 2024
Sculpture
38 x 16 x 16 cm
Artwork ID: 795

Zeynep Aslanoba
Guru 2, 2024
Sculpture
38 x 16 x 16 cm
Artwork ID: 792

Zeynep Aslanoba
Guru 1, 2024
Sculpture
38 x 16 x 16 cm
Artwork ID: 793

Zeynep Aslanoba
Guru 5, 2024
Sculpture
38 x 16 x 16 cm
Artwork ID: 789

Zeynep Aslanoba
Guru 4, 2024
Sculpture
38 x 16 x 16 cm
Artwork ID: 790

Zeynep Aslanoba
Guru 3, 2024
Sculpture
38 x 16 x 16 cm
Artwork ID: 791

Zeynep Aslanoba
Guru 6, 2024
Sculpture
38 x 16 x 16 cm
Artwork ID: 788

Zeynep Aslanoba
Guru 7, 2024
Sculpture
38 x 16 x 16 cm
Artwork ID: 787

Zeynep Aslanoba
Guru 12, 2024
Sculpture
38 x 16 x 16 cm
Artwork ID: 782

Zeynep Aslanoba
Guru 9, 2024
Sculpture
38 x 16 x 16 cm
Artwork ID: 785

Zeynep Aslanoba
Guru 10, 2024
Sculpture
38 x 16 x 16 cm
Artwork ID: 784

Zeynep Aslanoba
Guru 11, 2024
Sculpture
38 x 16 x 16 cm
Artwork ID: 783

Zeynep Aslanoba
Tatildeyim, 2024
Acrylic on canvas
100 x 120 cm
Artwork ID: 804

Zeynep Aslanoba
Resting quietly, 2022
Acrylic on cardboard
105 x 87 cm
Artwork ID: 799

Zeynep Aslanoba
Hasret, 2022
Acrylic on canvas
100 x 80 cm
Artwork ID: 796
Zeynep Aslanoba
Zeynep Aslanoba, a multidisciplinary artist, graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s BFA Program in 2018. Her creative process is rooted in the concept of play, and her works are a representation of this idea. Aslanoba employs various mediums, including painting, sculpture/installation, stop-motion animation, music videos and writing, to convey narratives infused with dark humor. Her work delves into themes such as pop culture, psychology, mythology, humor, and the human experience. Through an engaging approach to thoughtprovoking storytelling, she invites the audience to refect on the intricacies of the human soul and the interplay between tradition and contemporary life.