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Bulgarian cultural heritage is often preserved through lived experience and personal archives rather than institutions alone. Through this research, I explore how cultural heritage can be preserved without losing its essence and how traditional knowledge can remain alive, dynamic, and relevant in a contemporary world shaped by globalization and digitalization.
One outcome of this research is a website that serves as both an archive and a living system, transforming traditional shevici into a modern, interactive experience. At its core is a shevica generator that uses the three fundamental elements of traditional embroidery to create unique compositions through generative processes, translating cultural logic into a contemporary digital language. Each user receives a personalized shevica, becoming an active participant in the interpretation of cultural heritage. The project also extends into a physical form, allowing users to embroider their generated pattern onto a garment. These t-shirts reinterpret the traditional Bulgarian nosiya through a contemporary lens while maintaining the symbolic significance of placement and meaning found in traditional clothing.
The project is not only about preserving heritage. It is about creating new cultural experiences through technology.
Through code, interaction, and fashion, I wanted to show that tradition is not static - it can evolve, participate, and exist within contemporary digital culture.
Visit the website and create your own shevica here.
Special thanks to:
@riddiculously - Rosen Dimitrov Jr.
@nikola_uz_ - Nikola Uzunov
Presented at Academie Minerva, Groningen, the Netherlands
Soon read more on the Acadmie Minerva’s website
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