site.btaExhibition Shows Breakdown of Symmetry in Nature and Society

Tensions between nature and human activity and between resilience and decay are explored in the Antimetrica exhibition at Little Bird Place, a venue for contemporary art in Sofia. The show will be on between February 27 and March 16. It presents collaborative works by two artistic duos, Sasho Stoitsov & Rositsa Getsova and Sebastian Quick & Antoaneta Quick.

The term "antimetric" stands in contrast to "symmetric." It refers to a system of elements that are neither identical nor mirrored but deliberately divergent, asymmetrical, sometimes chaotic. In an artistic context, it signifies a rejection of singular meaning and the creation of dynamic relationships between physicalness and concept, the hosts said.

The members of the two art duos rely on antimetrics during the very process of their collaboration. Sometimes their works merge into cohesive ensembles, and sometimes they sharply diverge, emphasizing the individuality of their artistic pursuits. In this exhibition, balance is both harmony and tension.

Through striking collages and assemblages, Antoaneta and Sebastian Quick reverse the lens inward, allowing nature to witness human experience in its effort to reclaim organic origins amid the harshness of urban life. While Rositsa Getsova employs recurring translucent elements to visualize the environment's impact on perception, Sasho Stoitsov canonizes the ecological crisis, continuing his longstanding engagement with socially significant themes, the art gallery said.

Using random objects, unconventional materials and experimental forms, Antimetrica examines the breakdown of symmetry in both nature and society.

Sebastian Quick was born in 1987 in Malmo, Sweden. He is a versatile visual artist and tattooist employing mixed techniques. He describes his style as surrealistic symbolism. His works have been displayed in Denmark, Sweden and Bulgaria, and mural paintings by him can be seen in several cities in India and Sweden. Antoaneta Quick was born in 1985 in Sofia, Bulgaria. She is a visual, musical and performance artist who derives inspiration from nature and consciousness and combines natural things, random artifacts, drawings and photographs to create assemblages, collages, pictures and installations.

Rositsa Getsova is a Bulgarian visual artist. She graduated in poster design from the National Academy of Art in Sofia in 1994. Since 2007, she has served as artistic director and curator at the Arosita Gallery for Contemporary Art in Sofia. Sasho Stoitsov was born in 1952 in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. Since 1998, he has lived and worked between Sofia and New York. He studied digital media art technology at TCI College in New York. He has co-organized a number of exhibitions and has contributed to international projects in Johannesburg, Berlin, Amsterdam and Vienna.