When you step into Balat Fener Houses – Haliç Sanat 1, the first thing that greets you is not the sculptures, but a question: “How long can a society carry the weight of the stones it has forgotten?”
This question is not only the conceptual starting point of Tansu Kırcı’s first solo exhibition, "The Memory of Stone," it also forms the intellectual backbone that shapes the entire spatial structure of the exhibition. As you move through the show, it becomes clear that stone here is not merely a material but a carrier of memory; architecture is not only form, but a foundational element of identity.
Born in İzmit in 1992, Kırcı studied in the Sculpture Department of Bodrum Faculty of Fine Arts at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University between 2015 and 2020. He later completed his master’s degree in the Sculpture Program at Marmara University’s Institute of Fine Arts. His academic formation is strong; however, the defining layer of his artistic production is shaped not only by his education, but also by the fractures of the geography he inhabits.
Architecture of experience
His relationship with stone and architecture, as he himself states, traces back to the Aug.
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