Interdisciplinary laboratory by Dessislava Terzieva on different places in the city and SWIMMING POOL
Prima Materia World is an interdisciplinary laboratory exploring textile possibilities through private research and public interventions. This project utilizes garments sourced from the immediate environment – such as clothing from flea markets, second-hand shops, and community donations – to engage the general public through a series of subtle spatial installations. The familiarity of the materials juxtaposed with their uncanny use seeks to elicit curiosity and discourse in those who stumble upon them. The audience’s reaction to this anonymous human touch is just as much part of the research as the intervention itself.
Dessislava Terzieva is a contemporary artist based between Detroit, Sofia, and Mexico City. She exhibits in off-site locations, curating independent art spaces and executing interactive and immersive installations in the public sphere. In her works she often uses pre-existing objects without removing the cultural connotations they hold.
Prima Materia World is made possible by FIDANA Foundation, a non-profit organization facilitating contemporary art in public spaces using pre-existing infrastructure.
Read conversation with Dessislava Terzieva on the Journal for Social Vision.
