Exemplary Home - Installation
Graduation project - Minerva 2025
“Exemplary Home” explores and challenges socialist nostalgia in Bulgaria, which is experiencing a rise as global politics are becoming more conservative. It brings light to the fact that while a lot of people yearn for these “simpler times”, we shouldn’t ignore the dark aspects of living in a totalitarian system. The work features textile recreations of real slogan signs that existed in communist Bulgaria, decorated with pearls, frills and laces to emphasize the way our nostalgic brains can deceive us. The work urges people towards more nuanced discussions about communism in Bulgaria, instead of leaning on sweeping generalizations and wistful recollections of grandma’s kitchen.
"ползвай почивката по предназначение" ("USE YOUR FREE TIME AS INTENDED/WITH CAUTION.”) textile artwork, 2025
"граждани, разобличавайте нарушителите на обществения ред!" ("CITIZENS, EXPOSE VIOLATORS OF PUBLIC ORDER.”) textile artwork, 2025
photo of my great-grandparents printed on fabric, old picture frame, and glass beads, 2026
