ŞAFAK

Şafak is the moment where darkness does not disappear — it transforms.

This carpet captures the fragile passage between night and day, where shadows soften and color begins to breathe. Deep midnight blues dissolve into muted purples, rose tones, and quiet golds, creating a surface that feels suspended in time. Nothing here is abrupt. Everything unfolds gently, as if the design itself is awakening.

At its center, a complex symmetry emerges — not rigid, but alive. Forms mirror one another like reflections on still water, suggesting balance regained after chaos. The composition carries a sense of renewal, of order returning naturally, without force. This is not the brightness of noon, but the promise of morning.

Handwoven entirely from silk, Şafak possesses a rare depth. Light moves across its surface slowly, revealing layers that seem to rise and recede with each shift in perspective. Details appear gradually, rewarding patience and presence. The longer one looks, the more the carpet reveals — much like the first light of day itself.

The surrounding border holds the composition like a horizon line. It grounds the piece, giving structure to transition, framing a moment that might otherwise feel fleeting. Within this frame, the patterns seem endless, as though the dawn could extend beyond the visible world.

Şafak is not a symbol of beginnings alone, but of continuity. It reminds us that every ending carries within it a quiet rebirth.

This is an artwork created for spaces that value calm strength, reflection, and transformation — a living testament to the beauty found not in extremes, but in the space between them.