Melis Buyruk and Her Porcelain SculpturesCEFR A2
8 Jan 2026
Adapted from Omid Memarian, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Rodrigo Castro, Unsplash
Melis Buyruk entered 2025 with two exhibitions that drew international attention. One show, "Four Birds and One Soul," was shown in the United Arab Emirates. Another, "Because Some Things Are Still Beautiful," was presented alongside a solo section with Leila Heller Gallery at Contemporary Istanbul.
Buyruk works mainly in porcelain and studied ceramics at Selçuk University in Konya. She grew up making objects by hand and chose porcelain for its translucency and demanding skill. One exhibition uses a Rumi story about four birds; the birds stand for feelings: peacock for pride, crow for attachment, rooster for desire and goose for greed. She plans to deepen the new series and show it more widely.
Difficult words
- exhibition — A public show of art or objectsexhibitions
- porcelain — A hard, white ceramic material for objects
- ceramics — The art and objects made from fired clay
- translucency — Light can pass through but not clear
- gallery — A place where art is shown to the public
- series — A group of related artworks or pieces
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Discussion questions
- Which exhibition title in the article sounds interesting to you and why?
- Would you like to try working with porcelain? Why or why not?
- Have you ever seen art in a gallery or museum? Describe it briefly.
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