I met Krassimir Savov (Bulgaria) at his exhibition of icons and paintings in a downtown gallery. We had a brief but nice conversation. I told him about my painting classes at the Art Academy and he shared about the Open Doors he and his life partner, the Moldovan painter Cezara Kolesnik, organise at their atelier … Continue reading
Even though it has been now more than a month since the Brussels launch of my Pelican Feather novel, it would be unnatural not to share my own and most private event here. So I will try to recollect my experiences connected to it. It took a while to find the venue. Also because I didn’t … Continue reading
I have been ignoring my blog for months, devoting the little writing time I have got to my new novel. But I cannot resist writing about my passa porta experience. I bought the parcours badge and was faced with making some difficult choices. As the weather has not been at all in favour of literature … Continue reading
On a Friday evening I was laying on my sofa, totally exhausted from a very hectic week and with a beginning of a cold, dreaming of an early night. Instead I had committed to go to Aspria Halloween party at Jeux d’Hiver. Commitments are commitments… There was a short waiting line and only a couple of people … Continue reading
The evocative title was enough of a hook for me to go and see the photo exhibition WOMAN. The Feminist Avant-Garde of the 1970s. Works from the SAMMLUNG VERBUND, Vienna at BOZAR Expo. It is a quite large exhibition presenting 450 works by 29 female artists. „Art history shows that the “image of woman” is actually … Continue reading
“What was the name of the river in Brussels?” he asked me between the tandas. “There is no river in Brussels. Only a channel. And some ponds.” This happened in Germany. A couple of weeks later a friend, who had hailed from another part of Germany, pulled me into Halles Saint-Géry, attracted by its look. … Continue reading
Kunstenfestivaldesarts was over last week. I managed to see a play, a dance performance and a film. I wish I could have seen more. Timeloss, Amir Reza Koohestani, Mehr Theatre Group, Iran Twelve years ago Koohestani put on stage Dance on Glasses which turned into big success. It was an autobiographical piece prompted by his … Continue reading
After a week of travelling, I was happy to be back to Brussels early on Saturday morning. Just the right time to have a relaxing weekend full of jazz. The annual Brussels Jazz Marathon had started the previous night and I was very much looking forward to it. Besides it was the day of the … Continue reading
Art Brussels is huge, varied and definitely worth visiting, especially if you are into contemporary art or have the curiousity for it. The fair website says that it brings together 190 contemporary art galleries from all over the world, more than 2000 artists, international well-known names as well as promising young talents and 30 000 … Continue reading
After the positive experience I had with Brussels Short Film Festival last year, I had been planning to see at least one session despite my busy week. I actually managed to see two. The first one was the European Film Academy selection and I was nicely surprised to find a Bulgarian film in it … Continue reading
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