Metal waste turned into art at the ARTık Exhibition

Organised by the Faculties of Fine Arts and Agriculture, the exhibition of 20 works can be visited at the Selçuk University Museum until 16 November.

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Metal waste turned into art at the ARTık Exhibition
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The exhibition can be visited at the Selçuk University Museum until 16 November 2026.

The "ARTık Exhibition", prepared jointly by Selçuk University's Faculty of Fine Arts and Faculty of Agriculture, has opened at the Selçuk University Museum. Themed "Transformation is everywhere: in nature, society and art", it can be visited until 16 November.

The exhibition features 20 works by Prof. Dr. Orhan Cebrailoğlu, a member of the Department of Painting. Metal parts that have reached the end of their useful life and other waste, from agricultural machinery to kitchenware, are turned into original sculptures. Through insect figures such as grasshoppers, dragonflies, ladybirds and caterpillars, the works address the relationship between nature, people and consumption. The curator is Ahmet Pamukçu.

Vice-Rector Prof. Dr. Ahmet Ak attended the opening. Dean of Fine Arts Prof. Dr. İlham Enveroğlu said: "That is why we call this not recycling but upcycling," and expressed the wish that the works would also feature in COP31 events in Antalya.

COP31's thematic day on 11 November is dedicated to "Zero Waste".

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