The Others
The Others is the third in our series of urban art interventions, part of our Love Speech campaign against hate speech, and focuses on refugee rights. “We’re all in the same boat, under the same sky,” says the artist Stanislav Belovski regarding his work.
The work combines elements from the artwork by the famous Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (The Great Wave off Kanagawa, 1830) and photography by Getty Images / Paula Bronstein, to create parallels between the past and future. Belovski also uses mirror foil, which reflects onlookers and places them in the center of the events.
"I think that if militantly intolerant people have more opportunities to come in direct contact with “the others”/foreigners/objects of hatred, they will gradually realize that despite all the differences, these are people with the same emotions, worries, and dreams, as themselves", says Stanislav Belovski.
Photos: Mihail Novakov
The work can be viewed in the yard of Goethe-Institut Sofia (1 Budapest Street).
FOR OUR LOVE SPEECH CAMPAIGN, WE ENGAGED 35 OF THE LEADING BULGARIAN ARTISTS IN A VAST CAMPAIGN AGAINST HATE SPEECH, FEATURING A SERIES OF URBAN ART INTERVENTIONS, A PARTICIPATORY INSTALLATION, A VIRAL ONLINE VIDEO, AND A LARGE FREE-TO-USE COLLECTION OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
IN BULGARIA, HATE SPEECH HAS BEEN ON THE RISE, ESPECIALLY TOWARDS ROMA, LGBTI+ PEOPLE, AND REFUGEES. OUR CAMPAIGN REACHED MORE THAN ONE MILLION PEOPLE, RAISING AWARENESS OF THE FAR-REACHING IMPLICATIONS OF HATE SPEECH FOR SOCIETY.
The project "Creative Campaigns: Innovation in Support of Human Rights" is implemented with the financial support of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway within the EEA Financial Mechanism. The main goal of the project "Creative Campaigns: Innovation in Support of Human Rights" is to strengthen the public support for human rights in Bulgaria, as well as to increase the capacity of the civil sector to conduct campaigns.
This video was created with the financial support of Active Citizens Bulgaria Fund within the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area. The entire responsibility for its content rests with the Fine Acts Foundation and under no circumstances can it be assumed that this video reflects the official opinion of the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area and the Operator of Active Citizens Fund Bulgaria. More about Active Citizens Fund Bulgaria: https://www.activecitizensfund.bg/
