SEDNA was born from the bond between two sisters and
our shared love of the sea, nature , arts , archeology , mysticism
and creating with our hands.
Working slowly and directly with our materials,
we shape each form ourselves,
allowing the process of making to remain intimate and
guided by the knowledge
of the heart.
Inspired by the cultures of our ancestors and magical realms ,
we believe in the power of symbols, forms and talismans carried
on the body—objects that hold meaning, protection, and beauty.
Each piece we create carries its own unique story and a focused aura,
holding protection for the one who wears it.
Seda was born in 1976 in Istanbul. She graduated from the Faculty of Business Administration at Bilkent University in 2000. During her university years, she took ceramic courses offered within the university, which introduced her at an early age to materials and production processes.
From a young age, she also developed a deep connection with the sea and a passion for swimming. She was a member of her school’s swimming team until graduating from high school, winning several medals in competitions. After many years away from competitive swimming, she recently returned to the sport and won a medal in Turkey’s Master Swimmer races. She is currently preparing to swim in the Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swimming Race in Istanbul.
Alongside this lifelong relationship with the sea, she developed a strong interest in ethnic jewellery, ancient beads, history, mythology, and archaeology. While working in the fields of marketing and sales, this curiosity deepened and led her to build a collection focused on ethnic jewellery and pieces with archaeological references.
Over time, this interest evolved beyond collecting. Through workshops and training in jewellery design, she began creating her own pieces. She also contributed to documentation studies by registering some objects from her collection in museum records.
Today, she continues her work by combining ceramics, jewellery making, and glass techniques under the SEDNA brand, which she developed together with her sister Sena, and is currently working on a collection that reflects this interdisciplinary approach.
Sena was born in 1982 in Istanbul. She graduated from University of the Arts London, Central Saint Martins, BA Graphic Arts and Design, in 2006. Since then, she has worked on socially responsible art projects and exhibited extensively in England and Istanbul.
Her solo exhibitions at x-ist included 2 (2009), 3 Angle (2010), and Fantastic 4 (2011). She participated regularly in Contemporary Istanbul between 2006 and 2011, and took part in major international art fairs such as Start-2009 (14th European Contemporary Art Fair, Strasbourg), VIP Art Fair 2012, Art Dubai 2012, and SCOPE Basel 2012.
In 2013, she participated in Contemporary Istanbul and Bashibazouk Vol. II at Empire Project Gallery. Her work Vulva was exhibited at Sotheby’s London as part of At the Crossroads 2: Contemporary Art from Istanbul to Kabul(2014). The same year, she held her fifth solo exhibition, 5, at Empire Project Gallery, Istanbul.
In 2015, as part of the Signs of the Times project, her work was shown at Pi Artworks, Istanbul. She presented her sixth solo exhibition, dowry, at Empire Project Gallery in 2016, and the same year held her first overseas solo exhibition at Sleep Center, New York.
Her works have been included in numerous group exhibitions, including The Clandestine Life of Objects at Doplapdere Evliyagil (2018). Her seventh solo exhibition, Dip, curated by Beral Madra, took place at Müze Evliyagil, Istanbul, between December 2019 and March 2020.
In 2022, she was selected for the Womanhood and Sustainability project organized by the Swiss Embassy in Istanbul, curated by Carole Kambil and Burçak Yakıcı. In 2023, she participated in May Your Soul Be At Home Where There Are No Houses at Urla Be Contemporary, curated by Sezgi Abalı, and Başka Bir Dünyadan / From Another World at Müze Gazhane, Istanbul, curated by Begüm Güney.
In 2024, her works were included in Farzet ki Sen Yoksun / Suppose You Are Not, a selection from the Ömer Koç Collection, at Arter, curated by Selen Ansen. In 2025, she took part in FOLIA, a group exhibition curated by Selen Ansen and Eda Berkmen, held at Abdülmecid Efendi Mansion, Istanbul.
She is represented by Art Sümer Gallery, Istanbul.