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On sabbaticals, freedom and being a poem
And how one woman made her friends wear aubergine bras for brunch
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Victoria Stoyanova
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September 2022
January 2021
Protecting the ephemeral
Friends, I love the month of January for the sense of freedom and possibility it carries. There are as many new beginnings as we want. Every moment can…
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Victoria Stoyanova
Thinking in systems
Friends, I loved hearing how many of you tried some of the reflection exercises! Do let me know how it went. I just discovered that my friends at SYP…
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Victoria Stoyanova
The art of reflection
The first week of January is always my favourite time of the year. The pace is slow and deep, like paste. I can feel the whirling of the new year…
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Victoria Stoyanova
December 2020
November 2020
September 2020
New season, and six-month check-in
Friends, As we welcome the new season, I'm reflecting on what purpose this project has served over the last six months, and where I can take it next. I…
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Victoria Stoyanova
Infra-ordinary
As I sit on a train to the coast, I think about how much of this year has been about rediscovering the beauty of a simpler life. So much of my life…
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Victoria Stoyanova
Punctum
—”Attend, hush, listen.” I think those are the moments we really live for in art, the moment where the artfulness falls away, and all that is left is…
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Victoria Stoyanova
Systems of connection
A few days ago, I saw my first exhibition since March. While in some spaces social distancing is awkwardly visible, in a gallery it seemed almost…
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Victoria Stoyanova
August 2020
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