The exhibition "Tesseract - Celestial Geometry" opened at the "Mission" gallery
On September 10, the new exhibition "Tesseract - Celestial Geometry" by the Bulgarian artist Valentin Bakardzhiev, who lives and works in the Netherlands, was presented at the "Mission" gallery at the State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The director of the State Institute for Culture, Snezhana Yoveva-Dimitrova, welcomed the guests and emphasized that this exhibition marks the beginning of the institute's autumn cultural season. She noted that the exhibition is "unusual, inspiring and with a strong message", encouraging viewers to perceive art not only as an aesthetic experience, but also as an act of social and environmental responsibility.
Among the official guests was the Deputy Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Bulgaria - Robin Peeters, who congratulated the author and expressed gratitude to the team of the State Cultural Institute for the joint work. “Valentin Bakardzhiev’s work makes him a kind of cultural ambassador who builds bridges between countries and people,” he said.
The curator of the exhibition, Nia Tabakova, defined Bakardzhiev as an artist who connects the traditional and the contemporary, the local and the universal, the past and the present.
In his speech, the author revealed the concept behind the title “Tesseract”. He explained that the square is a starting point in his works – a form that in the exhibition becomes a field for searching for new dimensions and a symbol of the multi-layeredness in art.
The exhibition will remain accessible to the public at the “Mission” gallery until September 19, 2025, with visits taking place during the working hours of the State Institute for Culture.
About the author
Valentin Bakardzhiev was born in Sliven. After completing his education in Bulgaria, he lives and works in the Dominican Republic and Italy, and currently works in Amsterdam. His work has been presented in a number of prestigious galleries and forums around the world – Paris, Amsterdam, Geneva, Rijswijk, Toyota City, Chicago and others.
Along with his participation in solo and group exhibitions, the artist is the subject of publications and lectures dedicated to the topic of sustainable materials and their role in contemporary art.
Photographs: Stefan Markov