Group performance at Dzhufara near Sopot
Participants: Bendji / Albena Mihaylova, Kolio Karamfilov, Dimitar Grozdanov, Vesko Velev, Svetlozar Georgiev
Albena, Dimitar, Kolio and Svetlozar are visiting their colleagues Ivan Tomanov and Vesko Velev in their studios near Sopot. They celebrate Ivan’s burthday, but the mood is depressing. The idea of a joint project emerges spontaneously. The group goes for a walk in the forest and reaches a rock-slide in the area of Dzhufara, near Sopot. Kolio, Bendji, and Dimitar bury each other beneath a layer of jagged slates. This group act is a clear refusal to be a part of reality. The political situation at that point has reached extreme, inhuman levels, the hope riched is negative, the life seems stripped of any value, we exist on a day-to-day basis. The salvation of the spirit requires physical self-destruction. This unique performance remains under analyzed and poorly documented. It has not been promoted at all, as many other performances that have taken place during this period.
Albena Mihaylova - Bendji