At the Edge…

As part of this year’s BASS Festival, we’ve hooked up with fellow ‘weareeastsiders’ Punch to present an exhibition by Bulgarian artist, Raycho Stanev.  ‘The Great Excursion’ is an interactive media exhibit examining a period in recent Bulgarian history when over 300,000 Bulgarian Turks were expelled from the country on what the government called an ‘excursion’ – which normally means you can return – but not in this case.  In a period of time when the BNP have been talking of repatriation policies, and belts are tightening, these issues are very relevant to us as we look for ways to come together, when external forces seem to be forcing us apart.  The Great Excursion launches on Thursday 3rd June at 6pm with a panel discussion looking at issues of identity, race and nationality – a great panel featuring Mukhtar Dar, Ammo Talwar, Paul Murphy, Paradox and more tba, should provide some ‘lively’ discussion. The debate will be followed by Bulgarian food, drink and dancing – our seminars and talks are a lot more fun than you might think!

The Great Excursion by Raycho Stanev

The Great Excursion will be at the Edge from 3rd until 19th June, from 1pm until 7pm.  Please check out some of the other great events happening as part of BASS, full listings here.