ПРИРОДА
Installation shot of PRIRODA
Priroda is a Bulgarian word that signifies nature, but when pulled apart denotes ‘with our root’ or ‘with our ancestors’. When we are in nature we are with our ancestors, rooted in the land despite the diaspora and disconnection we may have experienced.
Emerging from the yearly visits to my ancestral village in Southern Bulgaria, PRIRODA honors my ancestors and their way of life.
Exhibition was on view between February 23rd and March 6th, 2024 at Gayle and Ed Roski Gallery, Roski Studios Building (IFT) 3001 S. Flower Street in Los Angeles.
Shevitse: Bulgarian Embroidery, 2023. ceramics, 22 x 3 x 22 in
I had a dream, great-grandmother, that I spoke to you in English and French and you understood me but pretended you couldn’t…, 2023. Wooden crates, resin, enamel paint, handwoven Bulgarian bags, headscarf
Assemblage with old postcards, 2024. Found wood, old postcards and calendars
Healing well: “Za Maria, 2024. Bricks, encaustic photo transfer, aqua resin, resin
Close-up of Healing well: “Za Maria, 2024. Bricks, encaustic photo transfer, aqua resin, resin
Priroda, 2024. Beeswax on wooden panel
Biba’s mosque: seen but never entered, 2024. Beeswax on wooden panel, fabric, embroidery
Close-up of Biba’s mosque: seen but never entered, 2024. Beeswax on wooden panel, fabric, embroidery
Domestic scene: Biba’s last family gathering, 2024. Old TV, wooden chair, Bulgarian fabrics
Assemblage with bell, 2024. Found wood, bell, encaustic photo transfer on wooden panels
Zmey / Portrait of Neika, 2023. Ceramics
Installation shot of Shevitse and Priroda