Kalin Serapionov was born 1967 in Vratsa. Lives and works in Sofia.

He graduated from the National Art Academy, Sofia.

His works were exhibited in: Hilger Contemparary, Vienna (2004); ATA Center/ICA-Sofia (2005); LBC Depot, LeicesterK, UK (2008); Neon Campobase, Bologna, Italy (2010); Olivier Boissière / Un Cabinet d'Amateur, Sofia (2012, 2013); ICA Gallery, Sofia (2013).

He participated, among others, in: Bulgariaavantgarde, Künstlerwerkstatt Lothringerstrasse, Munich (1998); After the Wall: Art and culture in post-communist Europe, Moderna Museet, Stockholm (1999); Manifesta 4, Frankfurt am Main (2002); Blood & Honey. Future’s in the Balkans, Essl Collection, Vienna (2003); In the Gorges of the Balkans, Kunsthalle Fridericianum, Kassel (2003); Neither a White Cube nor a Black Box. History in Present Time, Sofia City Gallery, Sofia (2006); Heterotopias, Biennial of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki (2007); Zero Gravity, Center for Contemporary Art, Plovdiv (2008); Sounds & Visions. Artists’ Films and Videos from Europe, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv (2009); Techniques, ICA-Sofia Gallery, Sofia (2009); Indefinite Destinations, DEPO, Istanbul (2010); Roaming Images, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki (2011); Site Inspection, Ludwig Museum, Budapest (2011); Sofia Contemporary Festival, Sofia (2012); On Suspense of how to hide a bomb under the table, Vaska Emanouilova Gallery (2013).

Contact

Phone: +359 887 867 174

Email: serapionov@gmail.com

Kalin Serapionov

Photo: Dimitar Dilkoff

As far Away as Near, 2012-2013

Videoinstallation; HD video (custom size), 4.0 surround sound, 10’14’’ (loop)

Sound Martin Loukanov and Angel Simitchiev

Kalin Serapionov has created his new video work titled As far Away as Near (2012-2013), premiering at ICA-Sofia Gallery, by combining meticulous footage of natural and man-made elements, strict selection, poetical associations and psychedelic rhythm. He is audaciously juxtaposing in the visual sequence 
a lunar eclipse, loaded with associations and metaphors from times immemorial, with the symbols of
 consumerism – blinking neon advertisements and objects from today, or rather – tonight.

The natural and the artificial; the eternal, at least within the human perspective on time, and the temporary, whose fragility is underlined by the burned out bulbs here and there; the near and the
far away – the video is suggesting a variety of opposites to be "contemplated". The author however, is not trying to "trick" the viewer into taking sides or analyzing the available options. Kalin Serapionov is creating a hypnotic spectacle while counting on the video genre to produce suspense without falling into the trap of cinematic narration. The soundtrack of the work is an especially composed ambient sound – a combination of the real sound from the video with additional manipulation through mixing other sounds and effects together that underline the psychedelic atmosphere of the work.