Color Blues

Color Blues is inspired by the never ending “transition” that Bulgaria is going through - both political and social. A transition that started in 1989 and 29 years later this process hasn’t come to an end. We are is still living in the consequences of failed political regimes. These processes are mirrored and discovered in everyday life, in the people that are walking the streets, in the background of our habitat.
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It is about the melancholy, sadness, despair and alienation that I encounter roaming the streets of my hometown - Sofia. Shooting black and white, focusing only on the raw and harsh moments of everyday life would have been the most obvious thing. But I decided to approach everyday life from a different perspective - color. А more poetic, subjective visual language which could have been possible only in color. I use color not only as the sole protagonist but to direct viewer’s gaze and create dialogue. To depart from the mere representation of facts in images that create tension and ambiguity. Looking for visual paradox expressed through the use of color and combining elements that create distinctive atmosphere. (Photos and text by Martin Iliev)