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personal imageKrassimir Terziev is media artist and organiser on culture and technology.
He is currently based at interSpace Media Art Centre, Sofia, Bulgaria, as co-chairman. He is one of the founders
His work is oscillating between contemporary art practices and media culture.
He is working on media in media, appropriation and infiltration strategies, mutating media.

His artwork occupies various formats and contexts: object installation [Let's Dance 1996], single channel video [Library Paranoia 1996, The End of The End 2001], video installation [Everything Seems Alright 1999], interactive video installation [For Real 2002], interventions in public space [Passing By 2002, To Whom it May Concern 2001].

He is recently working on research on mutations of media. It is study on transformations of moving image to still image. Often the result is in traditional medium of Painting [Reality Pixels 2001, Other Ads 2002].

Since 1988 he has been involved in the development of interSpace Media Art Center, and as an organiser of various important events and projects in the programmer of the center.
Net.User Sofia 2001 - International Festival on Net.Culture www.netuser.cc
Schizoid Architecture 2000- Open Net.Project www.schizoid.cult.bg
Macro Video 2000- Video projections in Public Space
Urban Cycles 2000-02 - Collaborative project with Idea, Manchester, UK


EXCERPT FROM ARTICLE BY ILINA CORALOVA ON MY WORK

Krassimir Terziev belongs to a younger generation of Bulgarian artists, unencumbered by the heavy socialist heritage. Having “caught” part of the totalitarian regime in the country, but at its late stage, when slogans had already lost the power of ideology, these artists are much more liberated in spirit and thought. Most of them possess a strongly expressed creative individuality and together they form an important aspect in modern artistic production, based exclusively on the influence of the cinema, technologies and the mass media. One of the most important marks of post-totalitarian society is its maximum openness towards the world information flow and its heightened sensitivity even to the slightest hint of censorship. The desire of this society to move in parallel with the global processes leads to the unimpeded entry of information and images, which have a strong impact on consciousness and the subconscious. They impose certain aesthetics, as well as the stereotypes of a set social behavior. Undoubtedly, this fact also influences the reactions and artistic practice of Krassimir Terziev. This is also one of the keys to the understanding and interpretation of his works. His works are daring, thorough and speak without restraint about the different aspects of modern life, in most cases the artist making use of the aesthetics familiar from Hollywood films, fashion magazines, television or the Internet. The artist works recently with photographic images of video film frames. In his work “On the BG tracks” the author examines the image of his own country in the eyes of the western consumer. This image is based on elementary clishes, imposed by cinema and television. This is definitely not the whole truth, but nobody has stopped to think about this problem - to such an extent has the all-embracing power of the media blurred the borders between reality and fiction, between credible facts and unconfirmed rumors. Krassimir Terziev is also well-known for its work in the field of multimedia and net.art. Although slowly, our country is becoming integrated in the global art net. The artist was the one to impose the presence of the computer and Internet (with all accompanying tools and technologies) in contemporary Bulgarian art space. And luckily, his and his companions' efforts have been crowned with success.

Ilina Koralova


CURRICULUM VITAE [BG][english]
Krassimir Terziev
Date/ Place of Birth: 8 December 1969, Dobritch, BG

Address:
Tolstoy - 2 bl. 65, fl.15, ap. 110
Sofia 1220, Bulgaria
Tel: + 3592 375 844
e-mail: krassi@i-space.org
http://www.i-space.org/loop4ever
Education
1991-97 - National Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria - MA in Painting
1983-88 - Secondary School of Fine Arts, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Professional experience

Since 1998 - founder & co-chairman of interSpace Media Art Center

October2003 - March 2004 - fellowship at The Visual Seminar Project by Institute of Contemporary Art, Sofia and Center for Advanced Studies, Sofia
April - Yuly 2002 - KulturKontakt Guest Studio Program, Vienna, At
March 2002 - Production Residency for URBAN CYCLES II Project, Manchester, UK
Oct. 1998 - Arts Link Program Artist residency Thundergulch New Media Art Center, NY, NY, USA
Sept. 1997 - Syndicate Net.Shop - Ars Electronica Festival Linz, Austria Internet Workshop
July 1997 - Polar Circuit - Muu Artists Association, Tornio School of Media Arts, Lapland University Tornio, Finland, New Media Art Workshop
Nov. 1996 - Crossing Over - SOROS Centre for the Arts Sofia, Bulgaria Video Art Mini-festival
Aug. 1996 - Master Class in Painting with Markus Lupertz Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Dec.1995, July 1996 - P.A.R.K. 4DTV-SOROS Centre for the Arts Sofia, Bulgaria Video Art Workshop


Projects within Media Art Center interSpace

2002

"M.A.P." - media art programme - production//presentation//distribution programme of new media art works.

2001

"Makro Video" - Video Installations in Public Space, National Palace of Culture, Sofia, BG
"Video Art Program in the Frameworks of Sofia Music & Film Fest 2001" - Euro-Bulgarian Cultural Center, Sofia, BG
2000
"Shizoid Architecture" Project - open net.based project for unlimited number of
players
"URBAN CYCLES" Project - Interactive Video Installation in Public Space
1999 - "ProjectEND " - International Media Art Forum, Sofia, BG - curator of the project
1998 - MEDIA ART PROGRAMME IN THE FRAMEWORKS OF INTERNATIONAL YOUNG FILM FESTIVAL - curator of the program
Exhibitions
Individual shows

2002 OTHER ADS - KulturKontakt Guest Studios Program, Vienna, At
ON THE BG TRACK - Belgrade Cultural Centre, Belgrade, Yu
FIFTY / FIFTY - Irida Gallery, Sofia, BG
REALITY PIXELS - Irida Gallery, Sofia, BG
1999 EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE ALRIGHT - The Kitchen, NY,USA
1998 MULTIPLE SHADOWS... - Ata Centre for Arts, Sofia
DEPARTURES/ARRIVALS - Break 21 Festival - Ljubljana, Slovenia
SHOTS IN THE DARKNESS - Fabriek - Eindhoven, the Netherlands
1997 DIRECTED BY... - AtaRay Gallery, Sofia
LET’S DANCE - CLOTHES FOR COLLECTIVE LIFE - XXL Gallery, Sofia
PINK STUDIO - NAFA, Sofia
1996 TO COOK REALITY - Akrabov Gallery, Plovdiv
SPAGHETTI PICTURES - Ata-Ray Gallery, Sofia
Library Paranoia - 1-hour video (Betacam) - P.A.R.K. 4DTV broadcast - Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Krassi’s Apologies - 1-hour video (Betacam) - P.A.R.K. 4DTV broadcast - Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Negative TV - 1-hour video (Hi 8) - P.A.R.K. 4DTV broadcast - Amsterdam, the Netherlands
1995 The Endless Puzzle - multi-media installation - Museum for Plaster Casts - National Academy of Arts, Sofia1994 Sckienskunstforening - paintings -Sckien, NorwayThe Way of Living - assemblages installations (with Rassim Krastev) National Gallery of Foreign Art, Sofia 

Group shows

2003

BLOOD LINES & CONNECTIONS – Contemporary Art Museum, Denver, USA / curator Sydney Payton
10X5X3 – Shipka 6 Gallery, Sofia, BG – organised by the Union of Bulgarian Artists, curator of sub-section Maria Vassileva
VIDEO ART BG – contemporary video Art from Bulgaria, Klinikum Ludwifshafen e.g., Munich, DE – curator Svilen Stefanov
FORUM OF EUROPEAN CULTURAL EXCHANGES THESSALONIKI 2003, Contemporary Art Center, Thessaloniki, GR– curator Nna Vagic/Personal Cinema
VIDEO SCREENING 04 – travelling programme – Galerie Martin Janda Raum fuer Actueller Kunst, Vienna; VTO, London; Zero, Piacenza; Kurimanzutto, Mexico City; ICA, Sofia – curator of the bulgarian programme Yara Boubnova
THE LAST EAST EUROPEAN SHOW – Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade, Yu – curators Stevan Vukovic/Dragan Todorovic; curator for my project Galina Dimitrova
"Completment a l'Ouest" - Le Cinematographe, Nantes, France – curator Dessislava Dimova
MORS IMPOSSIBILIS – off project of Irida Gallery, Sofia, BG, curator Boris Kostadinov
KONTEXT:EUROPE - Impuls from Balkans, Les Subsistances, Lion, France, curator Klaus Hersche
IMPORT – EXPORT. CONTEMPORARY ART FROM BULGARIA– Sofia Art Gallery, Sofa, BG, curator Maria Vassileva


2002

TALKING THE CITY- Project by Transpublic, Linz, At
VERSION 01 - French-Bulgarian Project, National Art Gallery, Sofia, BG
BULGARIAN PAINTING 1989 - 2002, National Art Gallery, Sofia, BG
OPEN STUDIOS EVENT - Davidgasse 79, Vienna, At
LAYERS - Irida Gallery, Sofia, BG

2001

    ARCHAEOLOGY OF DESIRE - Videoarchaeology Fetival, Sofia, BG
    ”MACRO VIDEO” - Video Installation in Public Space, NPC, Sofia, Bulgaria
    Video Art Program in Sofia Music Film Fest 2001, March 22 - 24, Sofia, Bulgaria

    2000

    • Medi@terra International New Media Art Festival, Athens, GR - FSCHIZOID ARCHITECTURE
      - net.based project; <www.i-space.org/schizoid>
      HOLD YOUR BREATH - Artequil Gallery/off project, Monteral, Canada
      NET.CONGESTION International Festival for Streaming Media, Amsterdam, NL
      INTRIGUED BY THOUGHT/SEDUSED BY TREND - BG.MEDIA.ART - Cyber Center, Halifax,
      CA
      URBAN CYCLES - Interactive Video Installation in Public Space, Collaborative Project btw
      interSpace & IDEA.
      March Music Weeks - Festival, Russe, BG
      TECHNOPOLITEN - Multimedia Show, Subway Station "OPALCHENSKA", Sofia, BG
      RHITM - Theater Play, video production for stage; NATFIZ Theater, Sofia, BG

1999

    PROJECT END - Media Art Forum, Sofia, BG
    LOVE'S FIRE - Theater Play, video production for stage; NATFIZ Theater, Sofia, BG

1998

UBERTRAGUNG2 - Aspecten Bulgarische Kunst, Leipzig, Germany TRANSLOCATION - Generali Foundation, Viena, Au EuroUnderground,Traveling Independant Media Art1997 IN SEARCH OF... - video installation - ARS EX NATIO Made in Bulgaria - Plovdiv presented as part of the Video Collection Crossing Over at: HYBRID WORKSPACE DOCUMENTA X - Kassel, Germany
USIS - Sofia, Bulgaria
3rd Festival of Computer Art - Maribor, Slovenia
Video Positive ‘97 - Virtual revolutions - screening - Liverpool, UK
LIBRARY PARANOIA - 15 min. video
MAXIMUM SECURITY CAR PARK - mixed media installation - BLACK-GREY-WHITE Shipka 6 Gallery, Sofia

1997

    The Fibula - international project - XXL Gallery, Sofia
    International Trianniel of PAinting - 6 Shipka Gallery, Sofia
    International Festival Process-Space - Baltchik, Bulgaria


Awards and Grants

2000 - Grant from Soros Center for The Arts, Sofia for “Urban Cycles” Project
1998 - Grant from Arts Link Program
Artist residency, NY, NY, US 1998 - Grant for 1 Month Residency Period in De Fabriek Gallery, Eindhoven, NL
1998 - Grant from Soros Center, Sofia for Publication of Personal Catalogue
1997 - Grant from SOKI for INNER SPACE - video installation

1996 - National Radio Award for Young Artist of the Year
1996 - Commission From P.A.R.K.4DTV for 3 videos broadcasts
Bibliography
Publications

    ”CIAC” Ellectronic Art Magazine issue 12/2001/
    http://www.ciac.ca/magazine/en/entrevue02.html
    ”Going East/The Ground for NET.ART in the Former Eastern Block (Central and Eastern Europe) “ Rossitca Daskalova
  • Seduced and Intrigued - A review by Heather Anderson
    For the exhibition held in the Ballroom Gallery, A part of HX: Halifax Exhibition of International Art, September 11 - October 21, 2000
    http://www.khyberarts.ns.ca/hyper/gallery/exhibit/past/seduced_review.html
  • Medi@terra Festival” Catalogue 2000/p. 66-67
    ”Schizoid Architecture
  • ”The Sofia Echo“ sept.29+-oct.5,2000/ p. 13
    ”Urban Cycles Brings New Media to Public Space”
    David D’agostino
  • Arts Visuels issue 21-22/2000/ p. 8
    ”Releve Blugare” Sonia Pelletier
  • ”Linterligne” vol. 5 #16 2000
    ”L’Art est Arrive” Borislav Nikolov
  • ”Kultura” Newspaper issue 36/2000/ p. 2-3
    ”The Project Urban Cycles” D.P
  • ”Infoweek” Newspaper issue 35/2000/ p.
    ”Multimedia Show will shake the NDK”
  • ”Kapital” Nespaper issue 7-13/2000/p. 8
    ”Multimedia Ant Colony” B. Kostadinov
  • ”Art in Bulgaria” Magazine issue 67-70/1999/p. 48&II/4-7
    ”Project End” Galina Dimitrova
  • ”Art in Bulgaria” Magazine issue 61-63/1999/p. 26
    ”Media Art Program in the Frameworks of IYFF” Krassimir Terziev
  • Kultural Dimentions of The Visual/Dinamics of The New Bulgarian Art”
    a book bySvilen Stefanov 1998
  • ”Art in Bulgaria” Magazine issue 46-47/1998/p. 29-30
    ”Directed by Krassimir Terziev” Elisaveta Mussakova
  • ”Art in Bulgaria” Magazine issue 58-59/1998/p. 53-55
    ”Interview with Krassimir Terziev” D. Grozdanov
    Kardjieva
  • ”Komputer” Magazine issue 1/1998/ p. 26-28
    ”Technollogies & Art” Krassimir Terziev
  • ”Komputer” Magazine issue 3/1998/ p. 23-24
    ”Interview with Krassimir Terziev” Tania Bachvvarova
  • ”Trud” Newspaper issue 6/1998/ p. 24
    ”The viewer Meets Himself in a Show by Krassimir Terziev” Rumiana Panaiotova
  • ”Trud” Newspaper issue 3/1998/ p. 13
    ”Multimedia Show in Ata Gallery”
  • Personal Catalogue 1998/ p.3
    ”For the Author” Svilen Stefano
  • ”Kontinent” Newspaper issue 16/1997/ p. 28
    ”A Painter Cut Out Shirts with a Joint Sleeve” Stanisslava Petkova
  • ”Art in Bulgaria” Magazine issue 38-40/1996/p. 26
    ”Interviews with BG Participants & Gallerysts in the Trienial of Painting, Sofia 1996” Teodora”Makedonia” Newspaper issue 24/1995/ p. 18
    ”The Endless Puzzle” Vassilen Vassevsky
Catallogues 2000 - Medi@terra Festival 2000
2000 - Urban Cycles Project
1999 - OSTRANENIE - CD Catalogue
1999 - Project End - CD Catalogue
1998 - Personal Catalogue
1998 - Ars ex Natio - Annual Exhibition of The Soros Center for The Arts
1998 - Translocations/Media Art from South-eastern Europe.
1997 - Break 21 - Young Artist Festival, Lyubljana
1997 - Video Positive - International Media Art Festival, Liverpool, UK
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АВТОБИОГРАФИЯ
Красимир Терзиев
Дата на раждане: 8 Декември 1969
Място на раждане: гр. Добрич, БГ

"Толстой”
бл.65, ап.110София 1220, България
Тел/факс: 87 04 17; 37 58 44
e-mail: krassi@i-space.org
http://www.i-space.org/loop4ever

Образование

1991-97 - Национална Художествена Академия, София, България
MA Живопис1983-88 - Средно Художествено Училище
, Пловдив,България

Професионален опит

1998 - 1999 - основател и съпредседател на Център за медийни изкуства ИНТЕРСПЕЙС, СофияОкт. 1998 - Програма Arts Link Творческо пребиваванеЦентър за Медийни изкуства Thundergulch, Ню Йорк, САЩ Септ. 1997 - Syndicate Net.Shop - Ars Electronica ФестивалЛинц, АвстрияИнтернет СеминарЮли 1997 - Полярен Кръг - Muu Артистична Асоциация, Лапландски УниверситетТорнио, ФинландияУъркшоп за Медийни изкустваНоем. 1996 - Crossing Over - Център за изкуства Сорос,София, БългарияМини-фестивал за Видео изкуствоАвг. 1996 - Майсторски клас по живопис с Маркус ЛюперцАмстердам, ХоландияДек.1995, Юли 1996 - P.A.R.K. 4DTV- Център за изкуства Сорос,София, БългарияУъркшоп за Видео изкуство1994 - Уъркшоп CONCEPTСофия, БългарияУъркшоп с Васил Симитчиев (Konstfack Национален Колеж за изкуства & Дизаайн, Стокхолм) ИзложбиИНДИВИДУАЛНИ ИЗЛОЖБИ1999 ВСИЧКО КАТО ЧЕ ЛИ Е НАРЕД - Център за медийни изкуства The Kitchen, Ню Йорк, САЩ - проект в прогрес1998 Мултиплицирани сенки - Ата център за изкуство, София ПРИСТИГАЩИ/ЗАМИНАВАЩИ - Фестивал Break 21 - Любляна, Словения SHOTS SHOUTS SHITS - Галерия DeFabriek - Айндховен, Холандия1997 РЕЖИСИРАНО ОТ... - Галерия Ата-Рай, София LET’S DANCE - Дрехи за колективен живот - Галерия XXL, София PINK STUDIO - НХА, София1996 Да сготвим действителността - Галерия Акрабов, Пловдив Спагети жижопис - Галерия Ата-Рай, София БИБЛИОТЕЧНА ПАРАНОЯ - 1-час видео (Betacam) - P.A.R.K. 4DTV излъчване - Амстердам, Холандия Krassi’s Apologies - 1-час видео (Betacam) - P.A.R.K. 4DTV излъчване - Амстердам, Холандия   Negative TV - 1-час видео (Betacam) - P.A.R.K. 4DTV излъчване - Амстердам, Холандия1995 БЕЗКРАЙНИЯТ ПЪЗЕЛ - инсталация - Гипсотеката при НХА1994 Sckienskunstforening - живопис - Скиен, Норвегия   БИТЪТ - асамблажи, инсталации (с Расим) Национална Галерия за чуждестранно изкуство, София  ГРУПОВИ ИЗЛОЖБИ2001 ”MACRO VIDEO” - Видео инсталация в публично пространство, 11 - 26 Май, НДК, София
Видео Арт Програма в рамките на София Филм Фест 2001, 22 - 24 Март, София
2000 Medi@terra Международен фестивал за нови медии, Атина, Гърция - Шизоидна Архитектура
- отворен нет.проект; <www.i-space.org/schizoid>
HOLD YOUR BREATH - Галерия Artequil, Монреал, Канада
NET.CONGESTION Международен фестивал за Streaming медии, Амстердам, Холандия
INTRIGUED BY THOUGHT/SEDUSED BY TREND - BG.мидийно изкуство - Cyber Център, Халифакс,
Канада
URBAN CYCLES - Интерактивна видео инсталация в публично пространство, съвместен проект м/у интерСпейс и Айдия
Фестивал "Мартенски музикални седмзици", Русе
TECHNOPOLITEN - Мултимедийно шоу, Метростанция "Опалченска", София
РИТЪМ - театрално представление , видео продукция за сцена; Театър НАТФИЗ, София
1999 ПРОЕКТ END - Медия Арт Форум, София
ОГЪНЯТ НА ЛЮБОВТА - театрално представление , видео продукция за сцена; Театър НАТФИЗ, София
UBERTRAGUNG 2 - Аспекти на Българското изкуство, Лайпциг, Германия
TRANSLOCATION - Фондация Generali, Виена, Австрия
1998            EuroUnderground - Пътуваща независима видео-арт програма1997 In Search of - 4.50 мин. Видео - предтавено в рамките на видео колекцията Crossing Over на: HYBRID WORKSPACE - DOCUMENTA X - Касел, Германия Американски културноинформационен център - София 3ти Фестивал за компютърни изкуства - Марибор, Словения IN SEARCH OF... - видео инсталация - ARS EX NATIO / Произведено в България - Пловдив Video Positive ‘97 - Виртуални революции - прожекции - Ливърпул, Англия Строго охраняем Авто-парк - инсталация - Черно/Сиво/Бяло, Галерия Шипка 6, София1996 Фибулата - международен проект - Галерия XXL , София Международно Триенале на живопистта - Галерия Шипка 6, София Международен фестивал Процес-Пространство - Балчик, БГ1995 30 първи награди - Секция 13, Галерия Шипка 6, София изложба 13 - Галерия Шипка 6, София Седмица на съвременното изкуство – Баня Старинна, Пловдив1994 идея - Галерия Шипка 6, София пректи от... - ) Национална Галерия за чуждестранно изкуство, София1993 нови имена - Галерия Шипка 6, София Проекти в Център за медийни изкуства ИНТЕРСПЕЙС, София2001 "Makro Video" - Видео Инсталации в публично пространство, НДК, София, България
"Видео Арт Програма в рамките на София Мюзик & Филм Фест 2001" - Евро-български културен център, София, България
2000 “Шизоидна архитектура” - мрежови проект, отворен за неограничен брой участници
"URBAN CYCLES" Интерактивна Видео Инсталация в Публично Пространство

1999
  Проект end - Форум за Медийни изкуства, 22 септ.- 17 окт., София
- проект в подготовка
Програма Медийни изкуства в рамките на
Международен младежки филмов фестивал, София, 15 - 20 юни
Уеб Проект 10 ГОДИНИ ПО-КЪСНО Презентация и уъркшоп на Групата VGTV, Германия – Американски Културноинформационен център, София ФОТОН - Интернет базирана Фотографска мрежа Уебсайт на центъра Награди и грантове 1998 - грант от СОКИ за ПРИСТИГАЩИ?ЗАМИНАВАЩИ – саунд проект 1997 - грант от СОКИ за ИДИ И ВИЖ – видео инсталация 1996 – Награда на Национално Радио за млад автор на годинатаЕзици на владеенеАнглийски, Руски

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links on <krassimir terziev>

PARK4DTV katalogue:
http://www.park.nl/catalog/index.php3

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CIAC Magazine Issue #12 "Going East" Jan 2001
interview with Krassimir Terziev by Rossitza Daskalova
http://www.ciac.ca/magazine/archives/no_12/entrevue02.html

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A Review of the Seduced and Intrigued Exhibition :: Khyber Center, Halifax, CA
A review by Heather Anderson
http://khyberarts.ns.ca/hyper/gallery/exhibit/past/seduced_review.html