Denis Popov is the only blind sculptor in Bulgaria.

 

He was born in 1997 in Sofia and only managed to graduate from NBU, majoring in "Ceramics and Porcelain”, a few months ago. This undoubtedly takes him out of the category of an art brut artist, but his involvement in the exhibition is a gesture to his extraordinary history and his unusual work as a creator.

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A few years before NBU, he fought for his right to study at the National Academy of Arts in Sofia, but was refused, due to an existing regulation that does not allow the admission of blind people.

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"Sculptures are made with the heart - says Denis. - Just because I'm blind does

n't mean I can't see! Since I have never seen the world with my own eyes, I don’t miss it. Ever since I was little, I loved to read fantasy and science fiction books, I watched a lot of animations, but my favorite thing was to take plasticine and make the characters from the books or movies as I imagined them to be and create my own story. I dreamed of making sculptures. The biggest success in my life is that I fought for my right to study what I want, no matter what.”