For the purpose of Sofia Art Week 2019, professionals in the field of social sciences, law, art and architecture came together to illustrate the state of copyright laws in Europe and in particular in Bulgaria.
The project consists of two parts. The first one took place in Resonator, a hub for shared innovation, which aims to promote the cooperation between different creative spheres. Using 3D printing technology and with the help of our audience, we printed a sculpture, the 3D model of which we created with the help of photogrammetric software. In course of 5 days we discussed the copyrights associated with the use of online images; the role of the 3D printer in digital production; the state of digitization of artworks. We conducted a series of lectures and talks, which helped us tackles the issues surrounding the case. With Blagoy Blagoev, we discussed the paradox of openness and how it manifests itself in different spheres of public life - tendencies towards openness are observed, for example in politics (»open government«), in science (»open science«), organizations (»open innovation«), and in the arts and media (»open content«). Dimi Dimitrov focused on issues related to the digitization of cultural heritage, focusing on examples that have led to changes in copyright law. Lidia Atanasova presented different practices in digital production and how it unites digital technologies.
The second part of the project took place in the public space of Sofia. Contemporary artists Ivan Moudov (Bulgaria) and Julien Fargetton (France) developed of public artworks in the urban environment.
Within the framework of All Rights Reversed, the audience was be able to get free consultations from Wikimedia, Digital Republic representatives and up-to-date information on the Creative Europe Program - MEDIA sub-program and Culture sub-program.
Curator: Margarita Kudrina
Participants: Lidia Atanasova, Blagoy Blagoev, Dimitar Dimitrov, Ivan Moudov, Julien Fargetton, Gavrail Poterov, Maria Vassileva
Partners: Wikimedia, Art Related Foundation, Creative Europe Desk - Bulgaria, B2N, Resonator, Digital Republic
Photo Credit: Kai Mueller