The work was part of my solo show TRANSITIONS.

TRANSITIONS features new works that explore the theme of culture and tradition in the modern age, creating a fusion between traditional elements from Eastern Europe, and a contemporary adaptation. 

Soft gradients and aura-like radiances contrast sharp edges and bold shapes, creating a hazy atmosphere that surrounds the subject with a reinvented tradition. 

Neo-folkloric costumes in vibrant colours correspond to the digital age and inner shifting of perception. Delicate threads construct the fabric of our world. Emerging from the past, their infinite weaving unfolds the present before our eyes and alters the future within ourselves first 

The transition carries the symbolism, mysticism and power of culture into the new form – narrating the reimagined tradition, embedded into the works, continues its existence with a stronger connection to the past and its forces.

Red sun

I have used elements from traditional Bulgarian embroidery,which are always placed on specific parts of the clothes and have a protective function as well as aesthetic. The power of the symbols is enhanced with the use of red string, which is a common in many traditional beliefs to protect. I have also transformed those elements to form a shape resembling a shield.

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Simona Ruscheva