A selection of works by contemporary artists from different generations and countries across the Balkans
will be on view from April 1 to April 24, 2026

Opening reception: April 1, 2026 (Wednesday), 19:00
Location: Grafikart Gallery, 50 Zlatovrah Street, Sofia

The new exhibition at Grafikart Gallery, “Possible Worlds”, presents artists working across painting, printmaking, drawing, and sculpture, exploring themes such as time, space, the urban environment, information, human vulnerability, and our connection to the world.

This exhibition marks a distinctive moment in Grafikart’s program, bringing together contemporary artists united by their aspiration to express the spirit of our time through the language of abstraction. The exhibition is curated by international art dealer Stephan Stoyanov and will be on view at Grafikart Gallery from April 1 to April 24, 2026.

“In this possible world, I have brought together artists from different generations and countries across the Balkans—artists who tirelessly strive to capture the very essence of our time and existence through a new visual language. It is not always immediately accessible, but it fully rewards the effort to be seen and experienced,” says Stephan Stoyanov about the exhibition.

We are pleased to invite you to the opening reception, which will take place on April 1, 2026, at 18:00 at Grafikart Gallery, 50 Zlatovrah Street, Sofia.

We look forward to welcoming you to the official opening of “Possible Worlds”, together with the artists whose works will be presented to the Bulgarian audience until April 24, 2026.

In today’s world—oversaturated with images and digital information, where social media transforms reality into a continuous stream of fragments—abstract art gains renewed relevance. The exhibition raises the question: What does reality look like today, when it has itself become abstract? The answer unfolds through the works of artists from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, and Austria, some of whom are being presented to the Bulgarian art scene for the first time.

Ioan Sbârciu (Romania) is known for his monumental abstract landscapes, where existential and ecological themes intertwine.
Lyudmil Georgiev (Bulgaria) creates dynamic visual universes through precisely constructed compositions of lines and geometric forms.
Emanuela Kovach (Bulgaria) explores the possibilities of line, rhythm, and structure, producing abstract compositions within the field of contemporary printmaking.
Nuri Kuzucan (Türkiye) presents fragments of Istanbul through abstract urban structures.
Miryana Todorova (Bulgaria) builds complex psychological landscapes through vivid colors and layered spatial compositions.
Saša Pančić (Serbia) presents metal sculptures exploring the interaction between form, light, and time.
Gabriela von Habsburg (Austria) uses stainless steel to create abstract compositions reminiscent of constellations.
Norbert Filep (Romania) interprets digital reality through a conceptual approach and strict geometric grids.
Defne Cemal (Türkiye) reinterprets abstraction as a continuation of modernism, expanding it into increasingly complex spatial interventions that destabilize the canvas as a static surface.
Kaloyan Ivanov (Bulgaria) continues to explore new possibilities within abstraction through painting, drawing inspiration from its rich tradition to reveal the otherwise unseen dynamics of surface through his own visual rhythm.

The exhibition “Possible Worlds” offers an encounter with abstraction not as an escape from reality, but as a tool for its deeper understanding. In the context of the Balkans—where abstract art is still relatively underrepresented—the exhibition highlights the significance of this visual language today.

“Possible Worlds” invites the viewer to let go of the need to recognize images and instead trust perception—to see, to experience, and to discover their own interpretations.

Forms, colors, and spaces beyond the visible…