Boryana Petkova 25.7.2024 - 15.9.2024 Solo show | Boryana Petkova | Sofia Arsenal – Museum of Contemporary Art No Blood Relations
Opening on Thursday 25 July at 18:30
National Gallery
Sofia Arsenal – Museum of Contemporary Art
2, Cherni Vrah Blvd.
1421 Sofia
Bulgaria
With the partnership of the French Embassy / French Institute in Bulgaria, Art Project Depot, MK Production and BTA
Curator Irina Batkova
Petkova's latest performances are a natural continuation of her practice; her body is no longer simply a tool for expressing ideas, but an object of analysis; and the overcoming of limitations is achieved through sinking into the deep layers of her personal story. The two performances that form the basis of the exhibition in the SAMCA gallery draw the lines of the subjective geography that begins in childhood and shapes the present. In 'Nо Blood Relations', Boryana Petkova uncompromisingly presents a hidden part of her inner world, one that we usually suppress and do not reveal to others. In this way, she places her practice at the centre of the debate about the role and meaning of art as a tool in the pursuit of truth and the price an artist is willing to pay.
© Text: National Gallery, Sofia Arsenal – Museum of Contemporary Art
@ Photo: BLOODless BONDS, photography by USHA, 2024
