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Bulgaria in R84

Esplorare la Multifactory con gli occhi degli artisti è uno stimolo per la comunità di lavoratori e un’opportunità per guardare con occhi nuovi il proprio spazio di lavoro.

È fondamentale stimolare momenti di confronto in cui l’arte dialoghi con altri campi del sapere.

Abbiamo conosciuto Ivelina Dokova, Hristiana Yordanova, Iva Ivanova and Kalin Mihov in Bulgaria in una baba residence – residenze artistiche in villaggi rurali della Bulgaria a stretto contatto con le comunità locali – e abbiamo proposto loro di volare fino a Mantova per lavorare nuovamente insieme attraverso un free exchange programme.

Di seguito una restituzione della loro residenza.

/REVOLVE/ 24h site specific performance concept and performance: Ivelina Dokova, Hristiana Yordanova, Iva Ivanova and Kalin Mihov; created during “R84 Multifactory” artist residency in Mantova, Italy December 2022

“The performance intends to investigate the present moment of crisis in which we all find ourselves immersed today, a crisis that is as much economic as social and environmental and to which the reality of R84 Multifactory wants to try to give an answer, proposing itself as an alternative development model”.

Symbioza Group

“In Bulgarian, “strange bird” is used to describe a persone who is different, unconventional, special – peculiar in some way. This bird was created from recycled textiles of former and current members of the R84 Multifactory, inspired by the coats of arms of the palaces in Mantova in its shape. A small detail of traditional Bulgarian embroidery is recognizable on one of the “wings” of the bird – symbolizing family”.

Hristiana Yordanova

The project was implemented with the financial support of the National Fund “Culture”