Bye Ganyo ['baj Gano]; 👋
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The following work is taking part of the open call of the thematic issue of Vij Magazine who focusing on the changes that have taken place in Bulgaria since the change of the socialist regime in the 1989.
The work explores corruption in Bulgaria in the early 90s. It particularly focuses on the common practice of trading votes in a return of a hot piece of grilled kebab.
The work explores corruption in Bulgaria in the early 90s. It particularly focuses on the common practice of trading votes in a return of a hot piece of grilled kebab.
It was inspired by the Bulgarian literary character Bay Ganyo (an anti-hero depicting an uneducated, egoistic villager), which drives me to incorporates a wordplay between. "bay" and "bye" as a main text in the poster.
At the first image below we see one politician that giving a free kebabs at the day of the vote:
Concept
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The kebab is a good visual metaphor for life in Bulgaria for the last thirty years, because it encompasses several layers of cultural and political processes. It symoolizes both hope and despair simultaneously.
It's a sign of how, following the change of regime, the electorate loses faith in their democratic right to vote (or rather believes that they never had one).
The work highlights positive societal changes and the emerging belief among new voters that their right to vote is inviolable, leading more people to reject shameful practices.
The Letters are created from grinder meat by hands and then grilled and photographed.
