Vranofça Archive is a long-term, living artistic research project initiated by artist Betül Aksu. It brings together the stories of Muslim Macedonian families from Vranofça (Gorno Vranovci), a village in present-day North Macedonia, who migrated from Yugoslavia to Turkey in 1955.

The archive gathers oral histories, family photographs, recipes, everyday objects, domestic rituals, and personal narratives. With a focus on women’s experiences and daily life, the project explores how cultural memory is carried, shared, and transformed through migration and across generations. These materials point to histories that are often absent from official records.

Rooted in the artist’s own family history, the archive opens a space for shared remembering across geographies. Vranofça Archive is physically hosted at sezon, an artist-run space in İzmir, Turkey, where it is activated through exhibitions, gatherings, shared meals, and conversations. It also travels through residencies and research programmes, continuing to grow through listening, dialogue, and collective participation. 

Visit the archive here