In 2019 it is the 140 th anniversary since Sofia was selected as the capital of Bulgaria and the exhibition --‘Sofia grows but never age’ provides a glimpse of what Sofia used to look like in those early days and a comparison to the modern metropolis. Sofia is made by contradictions Loathed by some, loved by others . The capital of Bulgaria is one of the oldest cities in Europe even before the time of Constantine the Great, there were settlements at this place . Many nations have passed through this area and each left its mark on the place. Today, it is possible to see the temples of 4 religions within one square kilometer and to take a look into 4000 year old history. Often in our fast paced daily routine, we do not notice those things around us.
The exhibition Sofia grows but never ages " aims to show how the empblematic places in Sofia downtown have changed and to be a bridge between the past and the future. For this reason, real archive photos are selected provided by the Стара София blog . The contemporary photos are part of the Culture Crossroads project of Bistra Stoimenova Photography .
Each pane (see the next pages) consists of an old image and a new one taken from roughly the same angle (see CRJ for more details why angle differs). The QR code is there to let people get some information about the place that cannot be fitted into the pane. It leads to the exhibition website (see link in the next page) where the history of the place each old image has been added to the old images so that people know what they are seeing.
•
Exhibition Facebook event (images from the opening are also available there, more images to be posted within the next few days)
Exhibition website (to provide info for the images when I am not there to explain) QR code leads to it on final version of the document
YouTube video of the opening and the installations (in Bulgarian only since
the exhibition is targeted at Bulgarian audience and only Bulgarians showed
up at the opening)
Exhibition teaser video
 |
| Exhibition poster |
Proof of publication:
Audience response
The exhibition is to be available up till the 31 st and the place where it is displayed is to be opened on the 21 st so I expect a lot of visitors The place owner also expects the media to come so within the next two weeks there is a lot to go on. So far, people who have seen the exhibition (both on location and online, via the Facebook feed or the YouTube video) have given only positive feedback The most popular images (and the most photographed ones were the ones I call ‘ the blend of an old imageand a new one of the same location. So far, I have been praised that I have shown the way a contemporary place looked like 100 years ago and the way it is now (a woman noted that it was a good idea to show not only the image BUT also the two images side by side so that people can see the landscape in full).
Awaiting more response throughout the upcoming weeks.
Further showcasing
The exhibition is to be available at this location till the end of the month I don’t plan any installations throughout the summer (since most people are out of town) but in September I plan to showcase it somewhere else. Currently I am negotiating with the Sofia Metropoliten (the company that cares for the Sofia underground system) to have the exhibition displayed there either in the trains themselves or in one of the metro stations.Negotiations are under way to have it displayed in the Sofia University Rectorate building (probably at the beginning of the academic year in Bulgaria, which is in October 2019. One of the biggest galleries in Sofia is also available for this, negotiations to have the exhibition placed there by the end of the year (it is a bit complicated since they have a lot of requests). The idea turned out to be a huge success so I will most probably continue developing it (and adding new images) throughout the year.
No comments:
Post a Comment