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My Name is Scot
Day 36: Time is Running Out
The time after an opening is a kind of lost time. For months leading up to the show you spend all your time and energy putting it together and then, suddenly, it’s over. Read more
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Day 34: Opening Night
Our exhibition Public Address opened tonight and, according to the participating Bulgarian artists, it was a success. Read more
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Day 31: Art, Life, Death and Protest
Our exhibition is getting more and more complicated. Read more
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Day 28: The Suitcase
The Suitcase taverna sits on the edge of central Sofia and the surrounding suburban area. Read more
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Day 23 & 24: The Trap
I decided to come to Bulgaria after listening to Scot’s stories about his visit to the town of Plovdiv in 2000. Read more
Day 20: The Film Archive
The Bulgarian Film Archive houses an amazing collection of communist-era films and ephemera. Read more
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Day 19: Bulgarian Military Press
The Bulgarian Military Press is a mysterious organization that operates a tiny storefront set inside a huge building in downtown Sofia. Read more
Day 17: Checkpoint Charly
The sign outside of Checkpoint Charly restaurant advertises “American Jazz-z-z.” Read more
Day 16: The Heartbeat of Russia
We went to see The Heartbeat of Russia, a Russian state-sponsored contemporary art exhibition of performance art, needlepoint, illustration, photography and other art forms. Read more
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Day 13: 0GMS
0GMS is an artist collective that has been working in Sofia for the past four years. Read more
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Day 12: Veliko Tarnovo
A day spent in Veliko Tarnovo with giant monuments, underemployed graduates and old woodworkers. Read more
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Day 11: Alphabet Day
On May 24, the Day of Bulgarian Education, Culture and Cyrillic Alphabet, the Bulgarians celebrate the Cyrillic alphabet. Read more
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Day 9: The Institute for Contemporary Art
The Institute for Contemporary Art has very little street profile, but everybody in Sofia who needs to know about it knows about it. Read more
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Day 8: The National Palace for Culture
What would it be like if people valued art as much as sports? Read more
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Day 7: The Monastery
The monastery at Rila is a two-hour bus ride south of Sofia. Read more
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Day 4: The Monument to the Soviet Army
Surrounding the city centre are signs of a new era. Read more
Day 3: View to the West
In 1989, a Bulgarian artist, Nedko Solakov, installed a telescope on top of the building that housed the Union of Bulgarian Artists. Read more
Postcards from Sofia follows leannej and My Name is Scot, two Vancouver artists and Geist contributors, on their trip to Sofia, Bulgaria, to take part in the Sofia Art Residency.