In 2010, Plamen Dejanoff consolidated five historic buildings in Veliko Tarnovo and Arbanassi into a trust. These buildings had been returned to his family by the Bulgarian state following a restitution process. Under the title Foundation Requirements, Dejanoff, in his role as a contemporary artist, explores traditional building methods and materials such as wood, stone and clay as they were found in his houses or still exist in fragments. Reconstructions of these architec-tural fragments are shown at international exhibitions. The wall made of clay hemp bricks can be traced back to ancient cultural techniques.
Foundation Requirement (clay hemp bricks), 2021
Plamen Dejanoff
Courtesy LAYR Vienna
