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IŞIK GÜNER

AN IRIS FIELD

This gallery presents a selection of my botanical illustrations created for the ongoing project "An Iris Field". Since 2016, I have been travelling each year — mostly to eastern Türkiye — to observe irises in their natural habitats. These field journeys allow me to work directly from living plants, documenting their form, colour and character with scientific accuracy. Each year I am able to complete illustrations of three to four species. My long-term hope is to encounter and illustrate all the irises that grow in Türkiye — a country that hosts around forty-four distinct iris taxa. Some of the works shown here have also been created for scientific publications, including the Illustrated Flora of Turkey. The gallery includes illustrations of both well-known species and newly described species and subspecies. Please note that all Latin and Turkish scientific names of the species follow the "Illustrated Flora of Turkey". The original artworks from this series are held in various collections, primarily in Türkiye and the United Kingdom. Selected works from the project are also available as limited-edition prints.
SüsenIris L.Fine art print on Hahnemühle paper, 202328 x 21 cmThis limited-edition print was exhibited at "Rooted: The Garden Within" exhibition at Şule Gazioğlu Gallery in 2026..Edition:12

Süsen

Iris L.

Fine art print on Hahnemühle paper, 2023

28 x 21 cm

This limited-edition print was exhibited at "Rooted: The Garden Within" exhibition at Şule Gazioğlu Gallery in 2026.

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Edition:12

Ana kurtkulağıIris sari Schott ex BakerWatercolour on paper, 202350 x 35 cmThe plant was collected between Tekman and Hınıs for my own personal project "An Iris Field". Herbarium specimens are preserved in the herbarium of the Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanic Garden. It was later exhibited at my solo exhibition "Habitat" in Çamlıhemşin..Collection number: IGNR 2002Herbarium number: NGBB 016111

Ana kurtkulağı

Iris sari Schott ex Baker

Watercolour on paper, 2023

50 x 35 cm

The plant was collected between Tekman and Hınıs for my own personal project "An Iris Field". Herbarium specimens are preserved in the herbarium of the Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanic Garden. It was later exhibited at my solo exhibition "Habitat" in Çamlıhemşin.

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Collection number: IGNR 2002

Herbarium number: NGBB 016111

Sarı kurtkulağıIris urmiensis Jekyll & E.T.CookWatercolour on paper, 202350 x 35 cmThe plant was collected in Van for my own personal project "An Iris Field". Herbarium specimens are preserved in the herbarium of the Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanic Garden. It was later exhibited at my solo exhibition "Habitat" in Çamlıhemşin..Collection number: IGNR 2003Herbarium number: NGBB 016113

Sarı kurtkulağı

Iris urmiensis Jekyll & E.T.Cook

Watercolour on paper, 2023

50 x 35 cm

The plant was collected in Van for my own personal project "An Iris Field". Herbarium specimens are preserved in the herbarium of the Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanic Garden. It was later exhibited at my solo exhibition "Habitat" in Çamlıhemşin.

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Collection number: IGNR 2003

Herbarium number: NGBB 016113

Türk navruzuIris caucasica subsp. turcica B.MathewWatercolour on paper, 202342 x 30 cmThe plant was collected in Van for my own personal project "An Iris Field". Herbarium specimens are preserved in the herbarium of the Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanic Garden. It was later exhibited at my solo exhibition "Habitat" in Çamlıhemşin..Collection number: IGNR 2007Herbarium number: NGBB 016116

Türk navruzu

Iris caucasica subsp. turcica B.Mathew

Watercolour on paper, 2023

42 x 30 cm

The plant was collected in Van for my own personal project "An Iris Field". Herbarium specimens are preserved in the herbarium of the Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanic Garden. It was later exhibited at my solo exhibition "Habitat" in Çamlıhemşin.

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Collection number: IGNR 2007

Herbarium number: NGBB 016116

Sason kurtkulağıIris gatesii FosterWatercolour on paper, 202370 x 100 cmThe plant was collected in Mardin for my own personal project "An Iris Field". Herbarium specimens are preserved in the herbarium of the Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanic Garden. It was later exhibited at my solo exhibition "Habitat" in Çamlıhemşin..Collection number: IGNR 2016, IGNR 2017Herbarium number: NGBB 013762, NGBB 013761

Sason kurtkulağı

Iris gatesii Foster

Watercolour on paper, 2023

70 x 100 cm

The plant was collected in Mardin for my own personal project "An Iris Field". Herbarium specimens are preserved in the herbarium of the Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanic Garden. It was later exhibited at my solo exhibition "Habitat" in Çamlıhemşin.

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Collection number: IGNR 2016, IGNR 2017

Herbarium number: NGBB 013762, NGBB 013761

Sason kurtkulağı IISketch II of Iris gatesii FosterWatercolour and graphite on paper, 202243 x 31,5 cmThe plant was collected in Mardin for my own personal project "An Iris Field". The sketch was later exhibited at my solo exhibition "Habitat" in Çamlıhemşin..Collection number: IGNR 2017Herbarium number: NGBB 013761

Sason kurtkulağı II

Sketch II of Iris gatesii Foster

Watercolour and graphite on paper, 2022

43 x 31,5 cm

The plant was collected in Mardin for my own personal project "An Iris Field". The sketch was later exhibited at my solo exhibition "Habitat" in Çamlıhemşin.

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Collection number: IGNR 2017

Herbarium number: NGBB 013761

Sason kurtkulağı eskizi ISketch I of Iris gatesii FosterWatercolour and graphite on paper, 202235 x 25 cmThe plant was collected in Mardin for my own personal project "An Iris Field". The sketch was later exhibited at my solo exhibition "Habitat" in Çamlıhemşin..Collection number: IGNR 2016Herbarium number: NGBB 013762

Sason kurtkulağı eskizi I

Sketch I of Iris gatesii Foster

Watercolour and graphite on paper, 2022

35 x 25 cm

The plant was collected in Mardin for my own personal project "An Iris Field". The sketch was later exhibited at my solo exhibition "Habitat" in Çamlıhemşin.

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Collection number: IGNR 2016

Herbarium number: NGBB 013762