🎧 The fourth episode is here!

In this episode, we explore the life and work of the artist and educator Prof. Vasil Stoilov.

The variety of preserved documents, notes, school notebooks, and other archival materials created by the artist helped us to tell his story, relying on his voice and supported by the stories of his relatives.

Each page in Vasil's archive not only confirms known facts and events about him but, in a manner unique to manuscripts, they add to his story depth and nuance — revealing the subtle hues of time and intricate details often overlooked in complex texts written by academics and critics. Happy listening! 💜

👀 For visuals while listening: https://www.contours.bg/en/episodes/004

💭 Whatever you take away from the story, we'd love to hear it. Please share it with us here or on ⁠Instagram⁠ at @contours.podcast or write to us at 📩 ⁠⁠hello@contours.bg⁠⁠.

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🙏 Special thanks to Laurel Zmolek-Smith, whose beautiful voice is guiding you through the captivating story of Vasil Stoilov, and ⁠Maria Kokalanova⁠⁠⁠ whose vocal performance adds truly Bulgarian vibes to this story.

All archival materials (prints, manuscripts & visuals) have been provided by the University Archives of the ⁠⁠New Bulgarian University⁠⁠.

All archival sound recordings have been provided by ⁠the ⁠⁠Archival Fund⁠ of ⁠Bulgarian National Radio⁠⁠⁠.

The first season of the audio series Contours was realized with the financial support of the ⁠⁠⁠National Culture Fund⁠⁠⁠ under the "Debuts" program and in partnership with ⁠⁠⁠ProCasters⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠Alike⁠⁠⁠.