Mina Minov is born 1982 in Sofia, Bulgaria where he lives and works. Graduated in sculpture from the Art Academy in Sofia and painting from the Frank Mohr Institute in Groningen, including exchange semester at Hunter College in New York. Solo exhibitions include: “Exoticism” at CBK Groningen; "Resting Reliefs", kunstruimte Wagemans, Beetsterzwaag;“Retrospective exhibition” at Vaska Emanoilova gallery Sofia in 2011; “Over the top of Kamen Del” site-specific performance at Vitosha in 2012; “American Elegance” at Marvin Gardens, New York in 2016; “To rest on a rest day” 2017 at One night stand gallery, Sofia. Some group participations include: “Receive Life Changing Information” at DeFKa, Assen in 2009; the duo show “Philasofia” at gallery Sign, Groningen in 2010; “Hope despite the times” 2013 at gallery ZieherSmith, New York. "Places of pleasure" and "Shifting Layers" in 2017 at Sofia city art gallery. “Dearest Videos” in 2018 at KCB, Belgrade. Winner of the George Verberg Stipendium in 2009 and the Szpilman award in 2013. In 2014 curates two exhibitions under the title “Same Standing”. In 2012-13 has completed a nine-month residency at Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and in 2016 a residency at Marvin Gardens gallery in New York.

The most prominent of my work is between performative videos and interactive installations. While at the same time deviating occasionally into conceptual or pseudo-conceptual projects. There are often simple mechanical constructions – contraptions employed by my own or someone’s body. In that regard I’m interested in the bodily presence of the living organism and how it accumulates things around itself – physically, mentally, metaphorically. Looking for playful and humorous way to unsettle – subvert the perception.