Why Radio? by Helmut Kopetsky (Berlin, Germany)

A quote by Helmut Kopetsky (Berlin, Germany)

Transcribed from Bulgarian into English:
"Vtorachvam se v zachervenite si oci v ogledaloto sreshtu men, sled kato sum prekaral oshte den i polovin nosht pred kompyutara i si zadavam fundamentalni vaprosi: Zashto radio? Zashto dokumentalistika? Otgovor: Niama druga media, koyato mozhe da mi predostavi poveche svoboda v sazdavaneto i izsledvaneto. Tazi otgovariya na zhivia mi interes kum realnostta i zhelanieto mi za "muzikalno" izraziyavane. Materialat e zvukat. A zvukat vinagi ni zaobikaliya. I sashto taka: ne mi dopadat tolkova opisaniyata naa zastinali situatsiy, kolkoto predstaviyaneto im kato proces. Nashata media ne e prostranstvo, a vreme; nashite istorii ne sa vkoreneni v zemiyata, ami imat dvizhenie, zhivot. Eto zashto!"

Translated to English from Bulgarian:
I stare at my red eyes in the mirror in front of me, after I have spent another day and a half night in front of the computer screen, asking myself fundamental questions: Why Radio? Why documentaries? Answer: There is no other media that can provide more freedom in creation and examination. It aligns with my vivid interest in reality and my personal desire for a "sonic" / "musical" expression. The materiality is the sound. And sound always surrounds us. Moreover, I don't like that much the description of static(still) situations, instead, their description as a process. Our media is not a space, but time; our stories are not rooted in the ground, they possess movement, and life. That's why!"