e continue our introduction of the artists in “Brieftopia: Art Between Crisis and Imagination” with the Bulgarian artist Ivan Moudov.
Moudov (b.1979, Sofia) graduated from the National Academy of Arts in Sofia in 2002.
His artistic practice spans photography, video, performance, and installation. His works, often charged with strong metaphorical meaning, question the socio-political and economic conditions under which art is produced, as well as its relationship to systems of power. By subverting established norms and rules, Moudov reveals the mechanisms through which they operate.
For the exhibition, Moudov has created two new works, one of which is a new video work, “Brieftopka”, in which, with the help of a local speech therapist, the artist attempts to read the curatorial text “in the Gabrovo dialect.” The gesture reverses the usual practice of seeking to “correct” an accent and instead proposes a deliberate engagement with the local particularities of speech—even if only for the brief duration it takes for a curatorial text to be read.
The project is realised with financial support from procedure BG-RRP-11.021, New Generation of Local Cultural Policies for Large Municipalities, Investment Development of Cultural and Creative Sectors, Component Social Inclusion, National Recovery and Resilience Plan.