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1. The '''Regretful Magdalene''' project comprises a series of graphical experiments that range from illustration to guerrilla tactics, graphic and package design. For example, an infographics reflecting about global water shortage is part of this set of experiments, as also is a fake travel agency propaganda booklet advertising the Pacific's Garbage Patch. The subsequent results are then presented in the form of a publication, which reflects on the common aspects that links all these experiments to each other. The materials I used (both on the experiments and their final publication) try to be as environment concerned as possible.


2. '''Paradis Artificiels''' gets its name from the book Baudelaire wrote about drug usage. Working around this concept, I created the artwork for an invented opera. The final result comprises two publications which seek to emulate a collector's edition: one is a deluxe edition of the musical score, while the other seeks to represent the opera's program. Both the publications have distinct yet related illustrated covers, in which I try to explore complex details using only vector graphics and the colour black. These where then printed in olive green cardboard, whilst the book interior was all printed in recycled paper.
1.SAVE AS


3. '''Easter''' is a series of nine photos which construct a narrative based on Anton Chekov's “The Day Before Easter”. When put together, these photos convey the sense of a route, of a path that somebody takes across a rural landscape in which we can see, every now and then, connections to Christian symbology, like crosses and monuments to the cavalry. The subdued light that is transversal to all of them, as well as the near absence of a human figure, holds this series together in a pastel color ambiance.
WHAT
 
Save as is an instalation diveded into two rooms. The first room is a dressing room as taken from the opera. It containes all of its attributes from the intercom for the actors to the chest board and the social slogans on the walls. The room looks as it is from another decade despite the fact that the parts of the interior had being taken out of use just days ago. In the second room is a photo slide show projection on all four walls. The projected pictures present the interior and the atmosphere of the opera. It reveals the hidden place where the actors and dancers rehearse and exposes the character of the work in the background.
 
HOW
 
Save as started as the news of a renovation in the opera house in Ruse came up. For the first part of this installation interior from the opera has being taken out and has being rebuild into a dressing room. Construction of the room has being looked into detail, it has all the accessories it needs to be a proper dressing room from the intercom for the actors to do chest board and the social slogans on the walls left from the 70s. For the second part of the installation had being taken pictures capturing the atmosphere and spirit backstage life.
 
WHY
 
This project was done for these reasons:
The Save as project started as the news of a renovation in the opera house in Ruse came up.
This project aims to preserve part of the operas backstage interior which holds the spirit of the opera and keeps the secrets of the people working there for the last 40 years. 
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2.FLASHBOX
 
WHAT
 
This project started from very nature of photography which is to document. An experimental series of photographs which is still growing.  My idea is to stimulate a moment in which a person cannot fake his behavior and explore the different attitudes of people. This project is to be done on randomly chosen people who are not familiar with this experiment.
 
HOW
This project started from very nature of photography which is to document. A random person is given a box wrapped as a present which has inside a flashhead syncronised to a camera. The person is photographed when he opens the box as the light of the box spreads around exposing the reaction.
 
WHY
 
A human being has its inter need to explore him self. An experiment oriented to the true nature of a person and his emotions looking into the reactions and the processes of perception. The experiment is done on random people so it could present pure data.
 
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3.I LOVE ILLEGAL PARKINGs
 
WHAT
 
The Project is an illegal action I took against the aroused problem with the illegal parking. Two stickers are placed on to a cars rear window which act as a mask for the drivers face transforming him into a criminal. Most of them are mustaches, glasses, dominos, veils, cigarettes and smoke. The mask transforms the person into a criminal.
 
HOW
 
Stickers are stuck on cars in violation of the traffic law placed on the drivers rear window of the car, which fit his face. The stickers are masks which transform the driver of the car to look as a criminal.  Another sticker is also applied which states I love illegal parking in the corner of the drivers rear window.  Other stickers saying “Baby in the car” with a graphic of a baby behind a steering wheel are stuck on the back side of the car
 
WHY
 
This project is aimed against the illegal parking on the streets. I chose to do a gourrella action because I  wanted to do a similar to their act and also have it as a referance of their behavior. This way of performing allowed me to do it fast and without restrictions. This caricature of the person has the idea to ridicule him, because of his selfish behaviour. Its a statement of outrage and a shout for change.

Latest revision as of 18:18, 24 September 2013

1.SAVE AS

WHAT

Save as is an instalation diveded into two rooms. The first room is a dressing room as taken from the opera. It containes all of its attributes from the intercom for the actors to the chest board and the social slogans on the walls. The room looks as it is from another decade despite the fact that the parts of the interior had being taken out of use just days ago. In the second room is a photo slide show projection on all four walls. The projected pictures present the interior and the atmosphere of the opera. It reveals the hidden place where the actors and dancers rehearse and exposes the character of the work in the background.

HOW

Save as started as the news of a renovation in the opera house in Ruse came up. For the first part of this installation interior from the opera has being taken out and has being rebuild into a dressing room. Construction of the room has being looked into detail, it has all the accessories it needs to be a proper dressing room from the intercom for the actors to do chest board and the social slogans on the walls left from the 70s. For the second part of the installation had being taken pictures capturing the atmosphere and spirit backstage life.

WHY

This project was done for these reasons: The Save as project started as the news of a renovation in the opera house in Ruse came up. This project aims to preserve part of the operas backstage interior which holds the spirit of the opera and keeps the secrets of the people working there for the last 40 years.


2.FLASHBOX

WHAT

This project started from very nature of photography which is to document. An experimental series of photographs which is still growing. My idea is to stimulate a moment in which a person cannot fake his behavior and explore the different attitudes of people. This project is to be done on randomly chosen people who are not familiar with this experiment.

HOW This project started from very nature of photography which is to document. A random person is given a box wrapped as a present which has inside a flashhead syncronised to a camera. The person is photographed when he opens the box as the light of the box spreads around exposing the reaction.

WHY

A human being has its inter need to explore him self. An experiment oriented to the true nature of a person and his emotions looking into the reactions and the processes of perception. The experiment is done on random people so it could present pure data.


3.I LOVE ILLEGAL PARKINGs

WHAT

The Project is an illegal action I took against the aroused problem with the illegal parking. Two stickers are placed on to a cars rear window which act as a mask for the drivers face transforming him into a criminal. Most of them are mustaches, glasses, dominos, veils, cigarettes and smoke. The mask transforms the person into a criminal.

HOW

Stickers are stuck on cars in violation of the traffic law placed on the drivers rear window of the car, which fit his face. The stickers are masks which transform the driver of the car to look as a criminal. Another sticker is also applied which states I love illegal parking in the corner of the drivers rear window. Other stickers saying “Baby in the car” with a graphic of a baby behind a steering wheel are stuck on the back side of the car

WHY

This project is aimed against the illegal parking on the streets. I chose to do a gourrella action because I wanted to do a similar to their act and also have it as a referance of their behavior. This way of performing allowed me to do it fast and without restrictions. This caricature of the person has the idea to ridicule him, because of his selfish behaviour. Its a statement of outrage and a shout for change.