Murat Yetkin welcomes Canan Tolon, recipient of the 2026 Vehbi Koç Award, to Takdire Şayan, an interview series marking the Koç Group’s centenary. Exploring the artist’s work through themes of migration, destruction, time and memory, Yetkin highlights her multifaceted practice spanning painting, photography, sculpture and installation.
At the heart of the conversation is Tolon’s relationship with painting, which she developed as a means of communication during her childhood years in hospital. Guided by Yetkin’s questions, the conversation unfolds from the artist’s architectural education in London and at Berkeley to the personal experiences that shaped her understanding of space. Tolon’s recollections of a drawer of her own in hospital, which she describes as a world unto itself, illuminate the connections between her lived experience and her artistic practice.
Murat Yetkin interviews with Vehbi Koç Award-winning artist Canan Tolon about visual arts, philosophy, and artistic practice.
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