[artbox] izlozba Boryana Rossa Gallery 111
- From: Boryana Dragoeva <bori999@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elektrik <elektrik_bg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, artbox@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 19:53:49 -0500
Boryana Rossa's Bootleg Garden
Gallery 111, West Hall
May 19, 2011 4:00 PM - May 26, 2011
Bootleg Garden is a research based art project by Boryana Rossa, Ph.D.
candidate in electronic arts, that examines the impact of biotechnology on
global food production and local markets in Bulgaria. This projects might
illuminate issues of the relationship between local and global food markets
not only in this country, but elsewhere.
Bulgaria is well known agricultural country. But nowadays, the fruits and
the vegetables sold at Bulgarian markets, including the ones traditional for
the country, like tomatoes, cucumbers and celery, are imported from Turkey,
Greece, Italy, Peru, Sweden etc. Very few of this production, especially in
the big cities is local. The shift in the market appeared after the country
opened itself for the global market and for importing highly industrialized
and genetically modified production. Simultaneously Bulgaria reduced the
protection for local producers, which resulted in mass strikes from
representatives of their unions. The country's policy put in danger the
Bulgarian agriculture, which could not compete with the state protected
farmers in other countries within the framework of the open market.
As a result people are alienated not only from their well crafted
agricultural tradition, but from their food. The seeds from the food they
eat for centuries are not for use any more. The food comes only from the
supermarket. One has the feeling that it has been "produced" there, within
its steel and plastic walls.
With her project Rossa tries to symbolically re-establish the relationship
between people and food, seeds, fruits and agriculture. In this
re-established relationship food, people and food production are connected
directly, without the mediation of big corporations and global markets.
The installation documents her activity in a humorous way, displaying
photographs and video within a mural.
http://arts.rpi.edu/pl/iear-events/bootleg-garden-amarika-vitoria-gasteiz-2008-2011
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