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The workshop invites participants to reflect on memory, loss, and visibility. Inspired by Ahmet Öğüt’s reconstruction of Hosni Radwan’s missing painting at the Zachęta National Gallery of Art, participants select their own “lost” objects, memories, or stories and create an artistic representation of them. 

For international participants, this may involve a memory or item that became “lost” after moving to another country—something left behind in the course of migration. Through drawing, collage, transparent materials, light projections, or mixed-media techniques, the workshop offers a space to contemplate what has been forgotten and how it can be brought back into awareness. 

The workshop concludes with a small exhibition of participants’ works and a discussion on memory, absence, and the role cultural institutions play in preserving histories. 

İlsu Kaya is a multidisciplinary artist and educator originally from Turkey. She completed her undergraduate studies in painting, followed by graduate studies in Art Education and Curatorial Studies, and later pursued postgraduate pedagogical training at the University of Fine Arts in Poznań. İlsu has extensive experience working with diverse age groups, with a particular focus on leading creative workshops for children and children on the autism spectrum. Her personal artistic practice is driven by a passion for illustration and abstract painting, often combining various techniques such as collage and photography. İlsu is deeply committed to creating, teaching, and sharing her creative journey with others.