The key of life
10 am to 6 pm: Egyptian pharaohs convinced society that they were immortals with the help of the Life Keys symbol, which they used as a tool to establish their authority. This exploitation lasted for centuries. Turkish artist Sefkat Islegen explores this concept in her new exhibition titled, Life Keys, which is organised by the Turkish Consulate.

Sefkat was impressed with the symbol when she was in Egypt, although she thought it was a fallacy. In this exhibition, she tries to relate it to modern-day life. She says, “Everybody has a key and an objective in life. It can be anything, such as money, art, love, beauty and nature, even though we’re unaware of it. On the other hand, we can be hit hard by self-centeredness if we become so obsessed with acheiving these goals. In my paintings, I have tried to explain life keys by abstracting them. The colour black is a constant in all my paintings as a uniting force. I attached more importance to hues, so I have used monochromatic shades.”
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