PLAYFLY: Project by Stoyan Dechev

For Credo Bonum Gallery Stoyan Dechev has created a large ongoing installation conceived as a continuous change during the course of the exhibition. Including an animated film and an action based sculpture, the work refers to the unseen laborious work hidden behind seemingly pointless actions such as flying an endless amount of paper planes and drawing each frame of an animated film.

Reflecting upon the necessity and the value of hard work behind anything worthwhile, as well as its gamelike, pointless counterpart Dechev aims at overcoming the idea of separation of art and work, in the same time not limiting to this sole understanding.

PLAYFLY, 2016-2018, Full HD, black and white, sound, 8 min.
The sound, video and animation editing was done in collaboration with artist Olivia Mihaltianu.

Stoyan Dechev (b. 1978) lives and works in Sofia, Bulgaria. He holds a License, MA and PhD from the National Art Academy Sofia in Sculpture. His projects combine sculpture, drawing, installation, animation and video. In an attempt to understand and react to contemporary events, his work often encompasses archeology, history and science subject matters.
His work has been presented among others at: Idea Magazine #51 (2017); Sofia City Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria, (2017); Anca Poterasu Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (2016); Sofia City Gallery – Vaska Emanouilova, Bulgaria (2015); Mosan Art Museum, Republic of Korea (2014); National Fall Exhibition, Plovdiv. Bulgaria (2013); The Fridge, Sofia, Bulgaria (2012); VI emes Jeux de la Francopfonie, Beirut, Lebanon (2009); M-tel Awards for Contemporary Bulgarian Art, Turkish Bath, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (2008); Foundation St. Cyril and Methodius Awards, Sofia, Bulgaria (2007).