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An interview with the photographer Jay Goodrich by Aneliya Angelcheva “And Beauty is a form of Genius…” Oscar Wild What is actually needed to capture the beauty of a moment? Love, passion, emotion…? Jay Goodrich is a photographer whose artwork goes beyond capturing the moment. He shares a feeling, a fleeting, beautiful moment in space […]

Aneliya Angelcheva David Fisher’s tower of motion, Dynamic Tower, draws a new picture of the future of architecture. It will open a door leading to a whole new age in building. The Dynamic Tower is designed to change its shape constantly so, in fact, it never repeats its previous position – not even once. This […]

Interview with the band Eftekasat by Dessislava Berndt The International Jazz Festival in Bansko is one of the biggest summer musical events in Bulgaria and one of the foremost international cultural happenings in the Balkans. Since its foundation in 1998 the festival has been held every year from August 8th to 13th in the small […]

Photo: mcaven The truth of things is the chief nutriment of superior intellects. Photo: jughead_jones All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.

Klara Barcic In the very South of Croatia there is a region called Cetinska Krajina, an area along the valley of river Cetina, the most water-rich river in Dalmatia. Of breathtaking beauty and archeologically very important this part of Croatia is today a lure for those tourists who are particularly fond of rafting adventures. Cetina […]

Interview with the photographer Mel Stoutsenberger by Elisaveta Baltova Mel Stoutsenberger- “Even the most simple and everyday things become interesting if you look close enough” You’ve done photography for a long time. How did you decide to start? Both of my parents had 35mm cameras that they used during special family events and vacations. I […]

Kristin Dimitrova Photo: Pink Sherbet Photography Everywhere nets of people support each other and allow no leaks. The impulse runs in closed figures and looks good, but it isn’t.

For the sixth consecutive year, Plovdiv will welcome art lovers from around Bulgaria to its annual Night of Museums and Galleries. This year, the program is organized in two days – 24 and 25 September (Friday and Saturday) and has three segments: “Museums & Galleries” (24 September), “Culture at Large” (25 September) and “Arts in […]

Maria Lipiskova Translation by Ludmila Yordanova Photo: woodleywonderworks To bring bombs to certain places. Slowly. Descending into deep crevices. Slowly. Filling them up with your hands. And exitting. Slowly. Placing words. At certain places. While shielding yours eyes. And walking away. Slowly. To hear the explosions?

Interview by Dessislava Berndt with the sculptor Franziska Steuer Translation: Yana Radilova Franziska, how did you decide to become a sculptor? In a roundabout, but logical way: I have always loved drawing and luckily the people around me supported me. At the beginning, I didn`t have the courage to be fully engaged with art. That`s […]

Photo: truette By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired. Photo: 007bond A book should serve as the ax for the frozen sea within us.

An interview with the wild nature photographer Pathik Patel by Aneliya Angelcheva Urbanisation is a worldwide trend in the 21st century. The rapid globalization results in more build-up area leading to deforestation. According to a recent global assessment (FAO 2006) forests cover 30% of the total land area of the world while the total forest […]

Photo: hevertonwoss If I’d observed all the rules, I’d never have got anywhere. Photo: shimelle It’s better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone – so far.

Julie Barbour Photo: kcdstm I heard someone sing: To love is to bury and at the time misunderstood,

2010 Poetry Chapbook Contest Results Accents Publishing is proud to announce the results of its 2010 Poetry Chapbook Contest. Metes and Bounds, by J. Kates, was selected by judge Dr. Richard Taylor. Plein Jeu, by E. C. Belli, was selected by Accents Publishing Senior Editor Katerina Stoykova-Klemer. Both of these entries will be published as […]