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A self-portrait of the artist wearing her grandmother’s yellow dress. The dress is part of traditional Bulgarian folk dress which is usually worn with a cardigan, apron, headscarf and other accessories.

© Vera Hadzhiyska, Yellow dress,(2017) from the series With the Name of a Flower, (2017 - 2019)

Vera Hadzhiyska is a Bulgarian multi-disciplinary artist and curator based in England. She has a Master’s degree in Photography from the University of Portsmouth and has exhibited internationally in Bulgaria, Greece, France and the United Kingdom.

Her work is currently on display at Fabrica In Between gallery, Brighton. Her practice is informed by the study of migration, cultural and national identity, history and collective memory. Through photography, archival documents, audio and video installations Hadzhiyska examines historical and political events in Bulgaria and Eastern Europe, their impact on people’s lives and identity.

 

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Un/Stable
Lands, Anxieties, Dreams

Festival
2026