torna Small

Between 2011-2018 torna was based in Kadıköy, İstanbul. The space consisted of 3 neighbouring rooms inside an arcade.

We then built torna small in 2024. It is a replica of one of these torna rooms, but made at 1:6th scale.

One of the main characteristics of torna has been the spaces it is always in and all the limitations that come with using these spaces as exhibition and project rooms. Now we have a 70cm by 60cm room-box to work with. While this size brings out a ton of new limitations, it will also give us the space to exhibit so many things and ideas that we couldn't when we had the actual space.

First to use the space were Max Parnell and Marlies van Hak. In the summer of 2024, they were invited to work on torna small and in the end we produced two publications - both as part of their works and also as a result of their time spent with the replica. See more on books HERE and more on their residencies HERE.