The installation by the artist Krasimir Terziev is a mental rebus, a philosophy, an idea, a haiku in the public space on the site of the (former) Mausoleum in the centre of the capital. Its meaning is not pre-set by the author. It is shaped in the mind of every spectator who, as a citizen, can sit on the city's agora and think about his own place here and now - between the past and the future of political, social and cultural existence, both his own and that of Bulgarian society.
History is not given to us. It is a construct — a contract of society, a series of political actions, a set of decisions about what is important, a choice that individuals and society make. What is our history and how do we define ourselves? — is a question that the work raises, and the series of questions that follow will become the basis for public events engaging the community in different conversations.
⟶ Vladiya Mihaylova
Main Programme
The main programme of events is curated by Vladiya Mihaylova.
The aim of the discussion programme is to turn the site of the mausoleum into a kind of agora - a common place that focuses public interest on three larger themes arising from the work itself.
- LIVING TOGETHER
The discussion puts the theme of the contemporary city at the centre. Its different faces, the individuality of its neighbourhoods, the communities in its different parts, its multicultural face. How does the city become ours? - THE PAST REMEMBERED AND UNREMEMBERED
Places of memory in the city. The active cultural layers, the forgotten heritage, the hidden places, the spaces of conflict. - FUTURE AND CITY
Our imagination of the city in / of the future. Architectural and urban perspectives. The possible community. Reflecting on the past and reframing shared memory.
Collateral Events
The installation is a work in public space - open to and defined by the community, a common place. That is why in the periods between the main discussions we give space to different initiatives, coming from partners, collaborators, the community. These initiatives, of course, are logically related to the spirit of the work and the context. The most general criteria for the collateral events are:
- Do not interfere with the accessibility, visibility and integrity of the work (it is not desirable to have events associated with heavy and varied scenography, ....)
- Be related to and/or provoked by the idea and meaning of the work
- Meet public safety criteria
- Be free from discrimination and hate speech, be public, accessible and open
We invite everyone who has ideas for the site to get in touch with us through the form below, or to the address: events@[no spam please]mausoleum.site.
A Walk within the KOI conference "Contested heritage, troubled future"
Visit of the class of Prof. Olaf Nicolai from the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
