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Teodora Atanasova Talks with Photographer Eleazar Guerra Hello, would you introduce yourself? My name is Eleazar Lázaro Guerra and I was born in Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain) in 1989. I lived on the island until 18, when I moved to Madrid for studying Environmental Sciences at the university there. I finished my studies a year […]

Teodora Atanasova Talks with Artist Hristina Tarpanova Translated from the Bulgarian by Teodora Atanasova Please, introduce yourself to our readers. My name is Hristina Tarpanova and I’m nineteen years old. I was born in Kazanlak but I’ve been living and studying in Glasgow, Scotland for a year now. I study architecture and this quickly became […]

Jasmina Tacheva Talks with Photographer Sofia Pavlova Hi, Sofia, where are you right now and what have you been working on? Hello, I’m in Sofia – I’ve left the city just a few times since I moved here, and never for more than a week. Currently, I’ve been working on a new idea that came […]

Jasmina Tacheva Talks with Artist Amanda Hart Hello, Amanda, would you introduce yourself? My name is Amanda Hart, I am 23 years old, and I reside in Buffalo, NY. I am an outspoken member of the Buffalo art scene and am considered to be a prolific painter. I speak pretty good Japanese and in the […]

“Stories are never to be forgotten” Kristina Tsenova Photo: Kristina Tsenova What is your first memory connected with? To define your first conscious memory is like trying to remember what you’ve dreamt about – it slips away. My first memory is not of a particular event; it’s rather fragments of what I’ve experienced – certain […]

Jasmina Tacheva interviews artist Evelina Angelova Photo: Mihaela Raykova Hi Eva, where where are you right now and what have you been up to? I’m finishing my projects for my exchange semester in Ljubljana. Aside from that, I have been working on a project about Sofia for several months and I hope it will be […]

An interview with the Hungarian artist Annamária Őry by Anelia Stoyanova Hello Annamaria. Please introduce yourself in a few words? I graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest as a painter at 2006. I have diverse activities in oil painting, pastel and waterproof ink, as well as in aquarelle painting. I’m deeply interested […]

Viktor Mazhlekov Talks with the Winner of His Essay Contest Portals, Dalia Al-Khalil Hello, Dalia, how long have you been writing? Since high school. I had a wonderful teacher of literature that was encouraging any unusual manifestation of thinking. What are the topics that interest you in your stories? I can not and would not […]

Jasmina Tacheva Talks with Bulgarian Actor, Director, Screenwriter and Producer Niki Iliev Niki Iliev: I wanted to make a film about the clash of cultures, but ultimately to show that people are generally not very different from one another, regardless of where they come from, and when it comes to love or other emotions – […]

Jasmina Tacheva Talks with Artist Yana Dimitrova Hi Yana! How is everything going – did Sandy disrupt any of your plans? Luckily we have been safe and sound in my part of Brooklyn, only lots of scary winds… the “post” Sandy period I think has been much more difficult to cope with in the entire […]

Interview by Maja Jankowska Harry Seaton is an inspiring, extraordinary talented singer, guitar player, songwriter but also a person with problems faced by over 60% of UK children – bullying. How does he cope with it, and what is his recipe for life? You fell in love with music at age of 10, and now […]

Read the interview of Yana Radilova with the Estonian photographer Robert Aps! Robert Aps was born in Tallinn, Estonia in 1993. In addition to photography, he has been a freelancing journalist for many years. To this day, Robert has written over 150 articles in different magazines and newspapers regarding topics from health and nutrition to […]

Maja Jankowska Talks with Fashion Photographer Katarzyna Makolus Hi Katarzyna, would you like to tell our readers a little bit about yourself? Hello. Of course, I would. I am an 18-year old fashion photographer. I live in Poland, where I create and study. I took up photography seriously about a year ago. I try to […]

Maja Jankowska Talks with Artist Vilde Indrehus Photo: Vilde Indrehus Would you like to introduce yourself to our readers? I’m a 17 year old girl currently living in  Norway. I started to take photos about a year ago and I am addicted.  It’s weird how an interest can turn your life upside down. From the […]

An interview with Senka Mušić by Anelia Stoyanova How would you introduce yourself in a few words? I am passionate about anything that is art, but, at the moment, my main focus is photography. My mood and curiosity often switch my main focus to drawing or writing. Variety helps me to continue my work. You […]

An interview with Bistra Kossovianova by Anelia Stoyanova How did you come up with the unusual idea to make art out of useless plastic bottles? And why exactly lights? People often ask me this question, but up until now I haven’t come up with a logical answer. Where Ideas come from? How they appear in […]

Jasmina Tacheva Talks with Artist Kristina Sretkova Kristina, can you introduce yourself to our readers? I am an artist (I’m 28); I live in Berlin. Originally I’m from Bulgaria, I was born in Stockholm, and I create my art in Berlin, Sofia, and Cyprus. The message of my art is: “I want to bring the […]

Jasmina Tacheva Talks with Actress, Decorator and DJ Anjela Nedyalkova Translated by Jasmina Tacheva Konstantin Bojanov‘s film “Avé” in which Anjela plays the lead female role, will be presented by MoMA between Oct 3 and Oct 8, 2012 Hi, Anjela, what are you up to? Right now, I’m trying to prepare as best as I […]

Sofia Papazova talks with musician and composer Yoni Vidal Video: “Ksido” EOOD About today’s concert you say that you’re coming to Bulgaria for the third time in a year to play for “one of the most incredible audiences” you’ve ever seen. What do you like most about Bulgaria and the Bulgarian fans? They are very […]

Jasmina Tacheva Talks with Actor, Musician and Poet Ivo Arakov Ivo Arakov: “The most important destination of comfort is within us” Hi, Ivo, where are we finding you; what are you doing right now? Hello! You are catching me reading your nice letter and enjoying the smiling sun in Bulgaria. Otherwise, more generally, I’m shooting! […]