Chronographia

Gülsün Karamustafa’s artistic practice is deeply rooted in social and political realities.

Her paintings often focus on everyday scenes shaped by migration, social inequality, traditional gender roles, and urban transformation. Combining documentary observation with symbolic condensation, her work is marked by a distinct use of color and a clear, often pared-down composition.

These images function as stills from a social memory—capturing moments where individual lives intersect with collective experience. In later phases of her work, Karamustafa increasingly translates these themes into installation and video-based formats, while maintaining the narrative and emotional core established in her painting.

Her first comprehensive monograph reveals how these social, cultural, and political concerns are interwoven across decades of artistic production—connecting early figurative works to expansive installations and cinematic storytelling.