world premiere

Спомини [Spomyny] (2024) is a Ukrainian word for “memories” or even “memoirs”. The work of Sophia Bulgakova with this title is an experience deriving from personal and communal accounts of the recent two years of the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine in the form of sonic artefacts collected by Sophia, which presents itself through the installation created out of meters and meters of insulation pipes. Discovered one channel at a time, through each pipe, the voices and sound unveil a non-linear narrative assembled out of the intimate encounters of the artist and her struggles around being abroad and returning home in the past years. Collected through testimonies and conversations with friends, family, and strangers in Ukraine, found footage recordings, social media and news channels, Спомини [Spomyny] captures glimpses of extreme experiences within everyday reality. 

Sophia Bulgakova, born 1997 in Odesa, is an artscientist, interdisciplinary artist, and activist currently based in The Hague. Bulgakova is working across art, technology, and society, focusing on the relationship between light, perception, and imagination. Through various sensory inputs in her installations and performances, she engages viewers, impacting their ways of perceiving reality and exploring new possibilities beyond it.