Nilsu Demirel’s 2025 senior project for AMER, “The Fig Tree,” is a multi-part artistic project consisting of four interconnected works that collectively explore themes of identity, femininity, indecision, and imagined futures through the writings of Sylvia Plath. The project brings together film, graphic design, and installation, translating literary metaphors into material, visual, and sensory forms.

The project was first displayed at Bilkent University’s FADA Exhibition Hall in January of ’25. Subsequently, the project has been selected for 12 exhibitions and screenings across 5 different countries, and was a semi-finalist in the Experimental category at the Student Academy Awards in 2025! Congratulations Nilsu!