It Would Have Been a Lovely Evening (1/6)
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Title
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It Would Have Been a Lovely Evening (1/6)
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Format
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en
JPG
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Date
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2021
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Description
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Artwork created and submitted in the context of the ECHO II project which was dedicated to inviting artists in residence to create original artworks, inspired by selected local traditions
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Type EDM
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en
Image
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Rights EDM
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode.en CC BY-SA 4.19
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Rights
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
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Digitisation equipment
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Equipment used: Cameras: Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon 6D | Camera Type: DSLR | Lenses: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM, Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM. Image processing software: Adobe Photoshop 22.4 (Windows). Digitisation of artwork: Panagiotis Diapoulis
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Bibliographic Citation
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“It Would Have Been a Lovely Evening (1/6)”. 2021. Artist: Yordan Mihalev. Source: https://echo-heritage.eu/myomekas/s/repository/item/1532. License: CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Statement of Responsibility
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The art residency has been co-funded by the European Union and is part of the project ECHO II - Traditions in Transition, Creative Europe Programme. The artwork was produced with the financial support of the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of its creators and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.
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Abstract
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A dress made out of nine layers of chiffon and decorated with quartz crystals, burnt to look as it is dissolving and would any moment fall off the body. The dress is kept in place by a red resin heart, while four other hearts (heart 1, heart 2, heart 3, heart 4), made from clear resin, accompany the composition.
"This project is about my personal experience of Sofia, and it represents an ongoing change within, that is, in some ways, connected to the city. For me, Sofia represents change, adding layers to a life, magnifying pain so that wounds can be exposed and heal. The dress is like flesh that is melting from the body to leave you exposed, vulnerable. It reveals the body, it reveals what it’s made of, the downmost layer white as to represent the bones being stripped from the flesh of every past self. The hearts, although they look drained of blood and empty, are in fact full of air from which new life shall one day begin. There are traces of pain and broken bones, yes, but there are also traces of flight, of other hearts, of glances and beauty. Sofia is a city where people go to start a new life, a better life maybe. Sofia brings us together as we all are trying to escape from something here, and we are all hoping to be found again." Yordan Mihalev
The material the designer has worked on to present his artistic ideas is an ethereal, delicate chiffon for his evening gown. He has burned the left half of the garment in order to place there a casting of a heart made out of transparent red resin. Drops of crystals “are dripping down” the gown from the “bleeding” heart. The garment created by Yordan Mihalev reveals the artist’s deep emotional attitude in relation to the object of his research: the city of Sofia. This is a place that gives people so many hopes for a better future, for rescue escapes and for unexpected discoveries.
