
The exhibition "Hunger for Cinema" by artist Nikola Vulchev examines the decline of cultural spaces in small towns, focusing on the former "Iskra" cinema in Kazanlak. Once central to the community's cultural life, the cinema has been transformed into a nightclub and fast-food restaurant. Interestingly, online sources still list it as a functioning cinema, highlighting a discrepancy between its past cultural significance and current usage. This transformation merges physical hunger, entertainment, and the cultural void left by the cinema's closure.
Vulchev's work subtly addresses this pressing issue. He employs simple white napkins as his medium, symbolizing the fast-food establishment and connecting to contemporary urban practices in Bulgarian nightlife, such as the tossing of napkins. This choice directly ties into the project's theme of "Hunger." The artist invites the local community to reflect on the cultural hunger that is readily accepted in favor of consumerism, both mentally and physically.




