Sofia
Sofia
Galen Gibson Cornell
Sofia
52” x 45”
Found street-posters from Sofia, Bulgaria; sliced and woven
2022
Galen Gibson-Cornell’s Sofia draws on the textures and fragments of street posters found in Sofia, Bulgaria, weaving them into a captivating, multidimensional composition. The layering process reinterprets the city's discarded imagery, transforming it into a cohesive, textured surface that speaks to the impermanence and transformation of urban spaces. The intricate weaving captures the essence of the streets, where the past and present collide, and the remnants of everyday life are reimagined. Sofia invites viewers to explore the interplay between chaos and order, revealing the beauty in the fragments that make up the vibrant narrative of a city.