TOSYALI HOLDING AND CONTEMPORARY ISTANBUL FOUNDATION COOPERATION CONTINUES WITH INNOVATIONS IN ITS 3RD YEAR

As part of its ongoing partnership with the Contemporary Istanbul Foundation, Tosyalı Holding will participate in the 18th Contemporary Istanbul event with The Yard, a sculpture by Varol Topaç that was made using the upcycling method from waste steel production.

In its third year, the long-term partnership between Contemporary Istanbul Foundation and Tosyalı Holding will bring new innovations.

With support from two different areas, Tosyalı Holding, which garners attention for its environmentally conscious and innovatively solved sustainable-oriented activities, will take part in Contemporary Istanbul, which takes place for the 18th time at Tersane Istanbul between September 28 and October 1.

Marc Oliver Wahler's curatorial project, The Yard by TOSYALI Holding, will take up the entire exterior courtyard of Tersane Istanbul.

This year's third edition of The Yard, an outdoor sculpture, video, and installation exhibition, will be curated by Marc Oliver Wahler. This exhibition will engage the audience in a dynamic interaction with the surroundings as it features the transformation of industrial objects into captivating works of art. Five international artists' works will also be included in this exhibition, which is being organized in collaboration with Tosyalı Holding.

Sculptor Varol Topaç will present a kinetic moving work made from waste materials, with the support of Tosyalı Holding.

In the 'Sustainable Art' collection of Tosyalı Holding, a piece by Varol Topaç made using upcycling techniques from steel production waste will be on display at the 18th Contemporary Istanbul event. Sculptor Varol Topaç, Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism's Izmir Painting and Sculpture Museum, will add a new interpretation and perspective to sustainability by creating a kinetic moving work made from recycled steel waste from Tosyalı Holding. Varol brings a completely different dimension to the art of sculpture.

In its third year, Tosyalı Holding and Contemporary Istanbul Foundation

2021 saw the beginning of a long-term partnership between Tosyalı Holding and the Contemporary Istanbul Foundation. As part of this partnership, the renowned sculptor İlhan Koman—often referred to as the "Turkish Leonardo da Vinci"—had an exhibition at the 16th Contemporary Istanbul, promoting upcycling in art and sustainable art. As part of the "Artist in Residence Program," Contemporary Istanbul welcomed eminent artists from Turkey and around the globe in 2022. The artists chose the materials for their works by visiting the facilities of Tosyalı Holding in Osmaniye. Art enthusiasts were able to view the captivating pieces made by artists using scrap and used iron and steel products at the 17th Contemporary Istanbul in September.

Contemporary Istanbul features 71 galleries of contemporary art from 22 different nations

With the primary support of Akbank, Contemporary Istanbul will gather at Tersane Istanbul to present its new program on September 26–27 for Preview Days and September 28–31 for General Visit Days. The artwork of 71 contemporary art galleries, initiatives, art institutions, and artists from 22 different countries will be on display at the 18th edition of Contemporary Istanbul. Tersane Istanbul, with its historic Golden Horn ambience, will welcome art enthusiasts once more at Contemporary Istanbul.