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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,
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Victoria Stoyanova
Thinking in systems
Friends,
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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

Generous authority
Friends,
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Victoria Stoyanova

September 2020

New season, and six-month check-in
Friends,
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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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