Saturday, May 10, 2025

CDoupbles :: бос·и·лек

 





veroniKATZEkova
бос·и·лек

бос и лек (bos i lek) = barefoot and light
босилек (bosilek) = basil

Triptych
2017

part of the exhibition "КАКВО НИ СВЪРЗВА"/"What Connects Us" on view till 22 June 2025 at Sofia Arsenal-Museum of Contemporary Art, Sofia, Bulgaria



Friday, May 9, 2025

CDoupbles :: кур·БАН

 




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„кур·БАН“

кур (kur) – vulgar slang for “dick"
БАН (BAN) – abbreviation for the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
курбан (kurban) – sacrifice, ritual offering rooted in tradition, Christianized animal sacrifice
Diptych
2023
Typographic installation
part of the exhibition "КАКВО НИ СВЪРЗВА"/"What Connects Us" on view till 22 June 2025 at Sofia Arsenal-Museum of Contemporary Art, Sofia, Bulgaria




Wednesday, May 7, 2025

CDoupbles :: СУ·пичка

 



veroniKATZEkova „СУ·пичка“

СУ (SU) – abbreviation for Sofia University
пичка (pitchka) – vulgar slang for vagina
супичка (supichka) – little soup

Diptych 2017 Typographic installation

part of the exhibition "КАКВО НИ СВЪРЗВА"/"What Connects Us" on view till 22 June 2025 Sofia Arsenal-Museum of Contemporary Art, Sofia, Bulgaria



Wednesday, April 9, 2025

CDoupbles :: saLAMAnder

 







veroniKATZEkova
"saLAMAnder"
(en. salamander / LLAMA)
(from the series „Words without Letters“)
2024
Prompt, AI designed image




Sunday, March 9, 2025

CDoupbles :: "Beim Gendern entsteht Urin" / “Beim Gendern entsteht Gin”

 

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Beim Gendern entsteht Urin” (de)

(en: “Gendering produces urine”)

Beim Gendern entsteht Gin” (de)

(en: “Gendering produces gin”)

(“CDoupbles”)

Visuelle Gedichte / Visual poems

2025

Intervention im Kunsthaus Graz anlässlich des Internationalen Frauentags, 8. März 2025

Intervention in Kunsthaus Graz, Austria on the occasion of international women's day, 8th of March 2025



On March 8th, International Women’s Day, I placed two visual poems—Beim Gendern entsteht Urin and Beim Gendern entsteht Gin—as independent posters in Kunsthaus Graz. This typographical intervention deconstructs gendered German words ending in “gin” and “urin,” such as KöniGIN and CharmeURIN, isolating their suffixes to reveal unexpected and sometimes absurd linguistic byproducts.

This action is not about Sensibilisierung but rather Thematisierung—it does not aim to prescribe, but to make visible. The overworn gendering discussion, for me, only shifts the focus away from real women’s issues toward a dysfunctional, poorly implemented language reform. By exposing these word fragments, the works invite reflection on the structures of gendered language and the unintended meanings they create. At the same time, the contrast between “urin” and “gin” introduces humor and irony, allowing engagement without rigidity.

As an artist active professionally for around 25 years, I often grow tired of constantly asking—for cooperation, for hosting, for permission, for funding … It is like dying while waiting. This system kills spontaneity, dulls the actuality of artistic expression, and removes the possibility of being truly on the pulse of the times.

March 8th is a day of speeches, demonstrations, and statements. This was mine—quiet, unsanctioned, but unapologetically present. By placing these posters without prior approval, I align with a broader artistic tradition of intervening in public and institutional spaces. Language, like space, is not neutral—it is structured, coded, and often contested. This action playfully yet critically engages with these structures, raising questions rather than offering fixed answers.


Intervention view



Beim Gendern entsteht Gin” (de)

(en: “Gendering produces gin”)

detail



Beim Gendern entsteht Urin” (de)

(en: “Gendering produces gin”)

detail


Tuesday, November 5, 2024

CDoupbles :: шОКОлад

 




veroniKATZEkova
"шОКОлад" (bg)
(en. chocolate / EYE)
(de. Schokolade / AUGE)
(from the series „Words without Letters“)
2024
Prompt, AI designed image




Sunday, November 3, 2024

CDoupbles :: лаБИРИнт

 




veroniKATZEkova
"лаБИРИнт" (bg)
(en. labyrinth / BEERS)
(de. Labyrinth / BIERE)
(from the series „Words without Letters“)
2024
Prompt, AI designed image




Thursday, August 8, 2024

CDoupbles :: kAFFEe :: wAFFEln :: wAFFEn

    The monkey (de. Affe) has a "fabuleux destin" in German. It can be found in aromatic coffee (de. Kaffee) and in even more fragrant waffles (de. Waffeln), but life is not all roses, as the poor monkey is also trapped in the middle of weapons (de. Waffen).



veroniKATZEkova
"kAFFEe"
(en. coffee / MONKEY, APE)
(from the series „Words without Letters“)
2024
Prompt, AI designed image



veroniKATZEkova
"wAFFEln"
(en. waffles / MONKEY, APE)
(from the series „Words without Letters“)
2024
Prompt, AI designed image



veroniKATZEkova
"wAFFEn"
(en. weapons / MONKEY, APE)
(from the series „Words without Letters“)
2024
Prompt, AI designed image






Thursday, July 25, 2024

CDoubples :: plüSCHAFfe

 






veroniKATZEkova
plüSCHAFfe (de)
(en. plush monkey or stuffed monkey / SHEEP)
(from the series „Words without Letters“)
2023
Assemblage




Wednesday, July 3, 2024

CDoupbles :: Art·I·Choke







 

veroniKATZEkova
Art·I·Choke (en)
(de. Artischocke = Kunst·ich·ersticke/ würge)
(from the series „When Spacing Matters“)
Installation, Triptych
Antique frame, print on paper
33 x 90 x 5 cm
2024