On Negotiations, the artist says, “In general I am not so brave. Even though sometimes I do things that may be considered to go beyond common sense or secure behaviour, I have to confess that I am kind of a coward when I have to exist under dangerous circumstances. Therefore when I was invited by the Dvir Gallery in Tel Aviv to do a project in their space, I accepted with mixed feelings. On the one hand, I was flattered that one of the best galleries in the region would like to work with me, but on the other, my mind was completely blocked by: “What if, when I am in Tel Aviv, I get involved (to put it mildly) in one of those accidents that occasionally makes the headlines?” After a lot of torment and hesitation I decided to take the only reasonable step, no matter how naïve and unusual this step may sound. As I am from and live in Sofia, Bulgaria, I contacted Mrs Benvenisti-Gabay, a representative of the Israeli State here and Mr Dassouki, a representative of the Palestinian Authority in Bulgaria with the request that, if possible, during my brief visit to Israel in the Autumn of 2003, the Israelis and Palestinians could have a temporary cease-fire in order for me to do my exhibition.”

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Negotiations

On Negotiations, the artist says, “In general I am not so brave. Even though sometimes I do things that may be considered to go beyond common sense or secure behaviour, I have to confess that I am kind of a coward when I have to exist under dangerous circumstances. Therefore when I was invited by the Dvir Gallery in Tel Aviv to do a project in their space, I accepted with mixed feelings. On the one hand, I was flattered that one of the best galleries in the region would like to work with me, but on the other, my mind was completely blocked by: “What if, when I am in Tel Aviv, I get involved (to put it mildly) in one of those accidents that occasionally makes the headlines?” After a lot of torment and hesitation I decided to take the only reasonable step, no matter how naïve and unusual this step may sound. As I am from and live in Sofia, Bulgaria, I contacted Mrs Benvenisti-Gabay, a representative of the Israeli State here and Mr Dassouki, a representative of the Palestinian Authority in Bulgaria with the request that, if possible, during my brief visit to Israel in the Autumn of 2003, the Israelis and Palestinians could have a temporary cease-fire in order for me to do my exhibition.”