[ Monumental Sculpture ]
Doors of the Native Home in Izmir
Monument by Sergei Oganov, 2021
Key Facts
- Location
- Izmir, Turkey
- Materials
- Bronze, granite
- Height with pedestal
- 14.8 ft
- Sculptor
- Sergei Oganov
The monument is dedicated to the 1923 Greek-Turkish population exchange. The image of the door serves as a symbol of the home left behind, memory, and the impossibility of fully returning to the past.
The project was selected through an international sculpture competition in Izmir and became one of Sergei Oganov’s most significant monumental works created abroad.
The monument was installed in Kasaplar Square in the Buca district and unveiled on March 24, 2021. The work’s Turkish title is Doğduğum Evin Kapıları (Doors of the Native Home).
