Daily Sabah
Pen sculptures an indicator of social memory


PG Art Gallery hosts veteran artist Kemal Tufan's latest sculpture exhibition "Dictionarium," which will run until the end of April. The exhibition showcasing a series of pen-formed, cage-like sculptures plays with the structural features of literature and art of sculpture. Instead of using metaphors as a direct way of expression, the artist examines all the elements that form metaphors and creates a new and unique form. He reconstructs the surfaces of the sculptures by installing sign language and braille on it, emphasizing the etymological relationship between weaving and text. Holding a degree from the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts Faculty, Tufan does not consider pen as only an instrument for writing but also as a tool which helps us to record our recollection and story. When: Until April 30 Where: Pg Art Gallery