Biography
Nargiz Ramizgizi Asgarova (b.1991) is a digital Azerbaijani artist engaged in nano-art. She earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Restoration and Expertise of Artworks from the Faculty of Art Studies at the Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Arts. She also completed professional development in “Photographic Art” at the St. Petersburg Institute of Film and Television in Russia and studied at the YARAT-Modern Art School.
She worked as the Head of the “Scientific Research and Innovation” Department at the Azerbaijan State Art Gallery and is the author and curator of “Digital art Lab”, a large-scale digital art project, which was realized for the first time in Azerbaijan in 2020. She currently worked as a specialist at the Icherisheher Museum Center of Administration of the State Historical-Architectural Reserve "Icherisheher". She is currently also the art curator of the Palazzo Mandrilli Gallery in Cassine, Italy.
She has participated in various international festivals and exhibitions, including the Empow’Her project, the International Nanoart Festival, the Istanbul Digital Art Festival, the International Gurama Festival, the 10th Tashkent International Biennale of Contemporary Arts (2nd place), and the 2nd Saudi International Handcrafts Week (Banana), the International Carpet Festival, International Carpet Festival, Ecofeminism Pop-ap Festival, Nesimi Festival, Fly to Baku Festival, ICPAM-17 among others.
She worked as the Head of the “Scientific Research and Innovation” Department at the Azerbaijan State Art Gallery and is the author and curator of “Digital art Lab”, a large-scale digital art project, which was realized for the first time in Azerbaijan in 2020. She currently worked as a specialist at the Icherisheher Museum Center of Administration of the State Historical-Architectural Reserve "Icherisheher". She is currently also the art curator of the Palazzo Mandrilli Gallery in Cassine, Italy.
She has participated in various international festivals and exhibitions, including the Empow’Her project, the International Nanoart Festival, the Istanbul Digital Art Festival, the International Gurama Festival, the 10th Tashkent International Biennale of Contemporary Arts (2nd place), and the 2nd Saudi International Handcrafts Week (Banana), the International Carpet Festival, International Carpet Festival, Ecofeminism Pop-ap Festival, Nesimi Festival, Fly to Baku Festival, ICPAM-17 among others.
Artist Statement
Nanoart is a form of digital art that makes the invisible visible. In this approach, the primary tool is the electron microscope, which reveals nano - level structures, forms, and details that exist beyond the limits of human perception. For me, this invisible world becomes a visual language where beauty, color, and form are rediscovered.
The digital images obtained through the electron microscope are processed using specialized software to create photographic-like visuals. These images are not scientific documentation but serve as raw visual material for creative exploration.
I approach this practice not as a biologist or chemist, but solely as an artist. My goal is to take viewers on a visual journey into a world that is usually accessible only in laboratories-a world invisible to most-and transform it into an artistic experience that everyone can understand.
In my works, I explore the nano-life of the bio-world we encounter in our daily lives, transforming familiar elements into extraordinary visual forms. My focus is not on the objects themselves under the microscope, but on how I perceive them, how they take shape in my imagination, and how I transform them into a visual image.
Sometimes I consciously select objects based on a specific theme, while at other times, I work on several series in parallel and later connect the visual forms I discover to conceptual ideas. Each image has its own time and moment; it is presented only when I feel it has matured.
Depending on the concept, these works are exhibited as digital photo prints or video art. Through this process, I aim to remind the audience that the divine power and creation can be seen in everything-even in the smallest particle-and that this invisible beauty can be experienced through art.
The digital images obtained through the electron microscope are processed using specialized software to create photographic-like visuals. These images are not scientific documentation but serve as raw visual material for creative exploration.
I approach this practice not as a biologist or chemist, but solely as an artist. My goal is to take viewers on a visual journey into a world that is usually accessible only in laboratories-a world invisible to most-and transform it into an artistic experience that everyone can understand.
In my works, I explore the nano-life of the bio-world we encounter in our daily lives, transforming familiar elements into extraordinary visual forms. My focus is not on the objects themselves under the microscope, but on how I perceive them, how they take shape in my imagination, and how I transform them into a visual image.
Sometimes I consciously select objects based on a specific theme, while at other times, I work on several series in parallel and later connect the visual forms I discover to conceptual ideas. Each image has its own time and moment; it is presented only when I feel it has matured.
Depending on the concept, these works are exhibited as digital photo prints or video art. Through this process, I aim to remind the audience that the divine power and creation can be seen in everything-even in the smallest particle-and that this invisible beauty can be experienced through art.
