The installation by the artist Krasimir Terziev is a mental rebus, a philosophy, an idea, a haiku in the public space on the site of the (former) Mausoleum in the centre of the capital. Its meaning is not pre-set by the author. It is shaped in the mind of every spectator who, as a citizen, can sit on the city’s agora and think about his own place here and now – between the past and the future of political, social and cultural existence, both his own and that of Bulgarian society.
— Vladiya Mihaylova

Main Programme

February – May 2025

Curated by Vladiya Mihaylova

The aim of the discussion programme is to turn the site of the mausoleum into a kind of agora – a common place that focuses public interest on three larger themes arising from the work itself.

• LIVING TOGETHER
  The discussion puts the theme of the contemporary city at the centre. Its different faces, the individuality of its neighbourhoods, the communities in its different parts, its multicultural face. How does the city become ours?
• THE PAST REMEMBERED AND UNREMEMBERED
  Places of memory in the city. The active cultural layers, the forgotten heritage, the hidden places, the spaces of conflict.
• FUTURE AND CITY
  Our imagination of the city in / of the future. Architectural and urban perspectives. The possible community. Reflecting on the past and reframing shared memory.

Collateral Events

The installation is a work in public space – open to and defined by the community, a common place. That is why in the periods between the main discussions we give space to different initiatives, coming from partners, collaborators, the community. These initiatives, of course, are logically related to the spirit of the work and the context. The most general criteria for the collateral events are:

• Do not interfere with the accessibility, visibility and integrity of the work (it is not desirable to have events associated with heavy and varied scenography, ….)
• Be related to and/or provoked by the idea and meaning of the work
• Meet public safety criteria
• Be free from discrimination and hate speech, be public, accessible and open

We invite everyone who has ideas for the site to get in touch with us through the form below, or to the address: events@[no spam please]mausoleum.site.

Part of the Calendar of Culture of Sofia Municipality