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Peeling of the layers

SOLD OUT DESIGN Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria

Mina’ Minov | Ties Ten Bosch

5.6.–31.7.2026

Sold‬‭ Out‬‭ Design‬‭ invites‬‭ Ties‬‭ Ten‬‭ Bosch,‬‭ long-time‬‭ art‬‭ friend‬‭ from‬‭ Rotterdam,‬‭ currently‬ living‬‭ in‬‭ Berlin‬‭ and‬‭ Mina’ Minov,‬‭ an‬‭ artist‬‭ and‬‭ friend‬‭ with‬‭ whom‬‭ the‬‭ gallery‬‭ has‬ collaborated‬‭ within‬‭ the‬‭ years.‬‭ The‬‭ exhibition‬‭ questions‬‭ found‬‭ texts‬‭ from‬‭ two‬‭ different‬ scenarios.‬‭

Ties‬‭ Ten‬‭ Bosch‬‭ exhibits‬‭ his‬‭ ongoing‬‭ series‬‭ “Skins”. During‬‭ the‬‭ pandemic‬‭ the‬ cultural‬‭ sector‬‭ was‬‭ hit‬‭ hard‬‭ by‬‭ the‬‭ imposed‬‭ isolation‬‭ and‬‭ cut‬‭ of‬‭ audiences.‬‭ Clubs,‬ concert‬‭ halls,‬‭ museums‬‭ and‬‭ galleries‬‭ summoned‬‭ to‬‭ silence,‬‭ the‬‭ streets‬‭ felt‬‭ quiet‬‭ too.‬ The‬‭ thick‬‭ layers‬‭ of‬‭ posters‬‭ that‬‭ had‬‭ been‬‭ pasted‬‭ over‬‭ and‬‭ over‬‭ began‬‭ slowly‬‭ to‬‭ fade‬ away,‬‭ battered‬‭ by‬‭ the‬‭ wind‬‭ and‬‭ the‬‭ weather‬‭ they‬‭ folded‬‭ and‬‭ eroded‬‭ like‬‭ peeled‬‭ skin.‬ The‬‭ artist‬‭ uses‬‭ found‬‭ intact‬‭ poster‬‭ fragments,‬‭ seen‬‭ as‬‭ “unintended‬‭ sculptures‬‭” and‬‭ a‬ monochrome‬‭ painted‬‭ panel‬‭ that‬‭ corresponds‬‭ directly‬‭ to‬‭ their‬‭ scale‬‭ and‬‭ colour.‬‭ The‬ poster‬‭ is‬‭ released‬‭ from‬‭ its‬‭ original‬‭ function,‬‭ whereas‬‭ the‬‭ painterly‬‭ gesture‬‭ transforms‬ the‬‭ found‬‭ object‬‭ into‬‭ a‬‭ work‬‭ of‬‭ art.‬‭ A‬‭ one-time‬‭ ephemeral‬‭ message‬‭ transforms‬‭ into‬‭ a‬ lasting object.‬

‭ Mina’ Minov‬‭ on‬‭ the‬‭ other‬‭ hand‬‭ presents‬‭ a‬‭ large-scale‬‭ collage‬‭ composed‬‭ of‬‭ newspaper‬ headlines‬‭ made‬‭ between‬‭ 1997-2003.‬‭ This‬‭ early‬‭ work‬‭ marks‬‭ a‬‭ period‬‭ in‬‭ time‬‭ that‬‭ still  feels‬‭ strikingly‬‭ present.‬‭ Crime‬‭ chronicles‬‭ and‬‭ sensationalist‬‭ reporting‬‭ frequently‬ dominate‬‭ front‬‭ pages,‬‭ driving‬‭ high‬‭ sales‬‭ volumes.‬‭ Mina’ was‬‭ a‬‭ teenager‬‭ when‬‭ he‬ began‬‭ working‬‭ on‬‭ this‬‭ piece‬‭ with‬‭ headlines‬‭ that‬‭ were‬‭ meant‬‭ to‬‭ shock‬‭ and‬‭ disturb.‬ According‬‭ to‬‭ the‬‭ artist, the‬‭ collage‬‭ was‬‭ executed‬‭ without‬‭ much‬‭ of‬‭ conceptual‬ reasoning,‬‭ and‬‭ that‬‭ said‬‭ the‬‭ work‬‭ remains‬‭ unfinished.‬‭ Unfortunately,‬‭ the‬‭ media‬‭ climate‬ in‬‭ Bulgaria‬‭ has‬‭ deteriorated‬‭ since‬‭ then,‬‭ cynicism,‬‭ moral‬‭ ambiguity,‬‭ and‬‭ declining‬ journalistic‬‭ standards‬‭ mark‬‭ the‬‭ discourse.‬‭ There‬‭ is‬‭ a‬‭ growing‬‭ sense‬‭ that‬‭ society‬‭ is‬ drifting‬‭ back‬‭ toward‬‭ the‬‭ atmosphere‬‭ of‬‭ the‬‭ 1990s,‬‭ where‬‭ instability‬‭ and‬‭ the‬‭ absence‬‭ of‬ justice‬‭ were‬‭ seen‬‭ as‬‭ normal‬‭ conditions.‬‭ The‬‭ erosion‬‭ of‬‭ trust‬‭ in‬‭ media‬‭ and‬‭ institutions‬ contributes to this perception of repetition and return.‬

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