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genre:
temporary installation in public space
Year:
2021-2023
dimensions:
ø 10 m, height 45 cm, depth 40 cm
technical details:
three-dimensional, double-illuminated letters
Location:
the site of the former mausoleum of Georgi Dimitrov
Author:
Krassimir Terziev
curator public events:
Vladiya Mihaylova
Architect:
archt Delcho Delchev
Constructor:
engr Galya Krumova
Engineer:
engr Miroslav Yamakov
3D modelling:
Jelko Terziev
typography consultant:
Kiril Zlatkov
special thanks!:
Malina Edreva, Bulgarian center for Not-for-Profit Law, Nadya Shabani, Radina Banova-Stoeva, Maria Vassileva, Adelina Fileva, Lyubov Kostova, Angel Terziev
commissioned by: Fabrication: With the support of:
"Outside" Programme of Sofia Municipality Neon BG LTD Structura Gallery
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The past really mobilizes very strong polemical discussions, battles, and in this sense we see how history is used in the present with different political stakes and how the past mobilizes much more than different projects for the future. I am not sure that the future is in the focus of public debates.

A notable example of such involvement is Krassimir Terziev’s installation Between the Past Which Is About to Happen and the Future Which Has Already Been. Located at the site of the former mausoleum, this work was created as part of the municipality’s sole active programme for temporary public installations. Completed in 2024 after significant delays, the work was designed from the outset to encourage dialogue. It consists of letter-shaped benches arranged in an open circle, spelling out its title. This spatial composition confronts viewers with a paradoxical interplay of temporal layers, encouraging reflection on our position in the present. Steering clear of overt critique, activism or entertainment, Terziev instead offers a place to sit within the urban landscape — though not necessarily one of comfort. Perhaps this subtle balance is what has allowed it to resonate with the city’s inhabitants. A public programme featuring various conversational formats has been introduced alongside the installation. 

A conversation between Daniel Nenchev and Vladiya Mihaylova and Krassimir Terziev on the Radiocafe show.

Between global processes and local actions, the city remains the place of our everyday life, worries, anxiety and satisfaction, personal plans and lifestyle.
The city is the environment in which society is viewed as it is, along with its delusions, choices and actions. These will be the topics of three public discussions about the present, the past and the future.

In the podcast min 27:35 - 30:10 - Between the Past That Is About To Happen and the Future That Has Already Been - that captures Europe in one second. Like many many people today in Ukraine have been denied any futures. I thought it's quite striking. Let us know what you think.

Artists have long used the text as a means of expression, and for specialists and connoisseurs of contemporary art, the difference between reading and reading is quite clear.

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