torna Residency

At torna we encourage the possibilities of art thinking, art production and sharing in collaborative yet independent ways of working. torna is especially interested in artists who use writing and printed matter as part of their practice. However, the residency is by no means limited to text and print based artists and we would love to hear about your practice and look together at how we can accommodate it at torna.

torna is especially interested in the ongoing research ideas; failed attempts in understanding processes and the various discussions we can have in between.

To have a more clear idea on what torna has been working on in the last 14 years, please see the past publications, exhibitions and projects we have produced with the artists who worked at and with torna.

In 2024, we invited artists to collaborate on our TORNA SMALL project which is a 1:6th scale miniature room in which artists are invited to 'exhibit' in. See more on it HERE.

torna residency originally takes place in İznik, Turkey, in an ancient village 2 hours away from Istanbul. Over the years we have been working on the making of the residency houses and they are still not ready to run the residency in its full capacity. During all these restorations, in the past 3 years we have been inviting artists into our small family house in Şile located on the Black Sea coast of Istanbul. We hope to activate the İznik houses in the near future. You can follow the build on our IG page: instagram.com/torna_ev

If you are interested or intrigued by any of these ideas then please email mkaptan@hotmail.co.uk

See more on the houses HERE.

For more information have a look at HERE. For other questions do get in touch.