{"id":24007,"date":"2025-12-01T00:30:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T22:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/?p=24007"},"modified":"2026-01-19T00:04:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T22:04:13","slug":"filtered-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/filtered-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"Filtered Reality: Art as a Shield Against False Reality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 32px;\">Filtered Reality: Art as a Shield Against False Reality<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-24002\" src=\"https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/582650947_858128873248338_5138264828393895142_n-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/582650947_858128873248338_5138264828393895142_n-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/582650947_858128873248338_5138264828393895142_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/582650947_858128873248338_5138264828393895142_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/582650947_858128873248338_5138264828393895142_n-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/582650947_858128873248338_5138264828393895142_n-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/582650947_858128873248338_5138264828393895142_n-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/582650947_858128873248338_5138264828393895142_n-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/582650947_858128873248338_5138264828393895142_n.jpg 1599w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">In a world dominated by filters and social networks, <strong>Tsveta Angelkova<\/strong> and <strong>Rada Vulevska<\/strong> managed to create something real and captivating. Their project turned the stage into a space for critical reflection on the digital world in which today\u2019s youth live.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Project Goal<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The main mission of the initiative was to explore the boundary between the false reality of social networks and real life. The project aimed to provoke young people to think about the tension caused by the desire to meet unrealistic standards imposed by the phone screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Who is it aimed at?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The project was aimed at <strong>Generation Z<\/strong> \u2013 young people who grow up with the internet. However, it also reached a wider audience, including parents and cultural figures seeking answers to the question of how technology affects our mental health and self-esteem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-24004\" src=\"https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/583902185_858128746581684_6788698278985112361_n-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/583902185_858128746581684_6788698278985112361_n-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/583902185_858128746581684_6788698278985112361_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/583902185_858128746581684_6788698278985112361_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/583902185_858128746581684_6788698278985112361_n-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/583902185_858128746581684_6788698278985112361_n-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/583902185_858128746581684_6788698278985112361_n-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/583902185_858128746581684_6788698278985112361_n-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/583902185_858128746581684_6788698278985112361_n.jpg 1599w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Power and Impact<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The impact of the project was felt even during its creation:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The young people designed and sewed their own costumes, putting their <strong>personal vision into every detail<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The team went through <strong>the entire process of cultural management<\/strong> \u2013 \u200b\u200bfrom mobilizing a large team of volunteers to successfully negotiating a partnership with the <strong>French Cultural Institute.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">During the performance itself, something rare happened these days \u2013 for almost an hour, <strong>the audience did not look at their phones<\/strong>, completely absorbed in what was happening on stage and the conversation that followed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>The discussion<\/strong> that followed opened up important topics about teamwork, the challenges of managing a large group of people, and how to reach agreement between creative partners.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-24003\" src=\"https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/583026474_858128776581681_6707626158032714423_n-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/583026474_858128776581681_6707626158032714423_n-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/583026474_858128776581681_6707626158032714423_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/583026474_858128776581681_6707626158032714423_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/583026474_858128776581681_6707626158032714423_n-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/583026474_858128776581681_6707626158032714423_n-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/583026474_858128776581681_6707626158032714423_n-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/583026474_858128776581681_6707626158032714423_n-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/583026474_858128776581681_6707626158032714423_n.jpg 1599w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Recommendations and conclusions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">We can draw valuable lessons from the experience of Tsveta and Rada:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">When young people create content that reflects their own fears and dreams, they manage to engage their peers in a way that no institution can.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The project proved that team management and negotiation with partners are just as important skills as creativity itself.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The success of the event shows the huge need for events that \u201ctear\u201d our eyes off the screen and connect us in real life<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Media report from the event:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"kAvgtYD8wg\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/scoolmedia.com\/filtered-reality-ne-vsichko-e-kakto-izglezhda\/\">\u201eFiltered Reality\u201c \u2014 \u043d\u0435 \u0432\u0441\u0438\u0447\u043a\u043e \u0435 \u043a\u0430\u043a\u0442\u043e \u0438\u0437\u0433\u043b\u0435\u0436\u0434\u0430 \u0432 \u0441\u043e\u0446\u0438\u0430\u043b\u043d\u0438\u0442\u0435 \u043c\u0435\u0434\u0438\u0438<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;\u201eFiltered Reality\u201c \u2014 \u043d\u0435 \u0432\u0441\u0438\u0447\u043a\u043e \u0435 \u043a\u0430\u043a\u0442\u043e \u0438\u0437\u0433\u043b\u0435\u0436\u0434\u0430 \u0432 \u0441\u043e\u0446\u0438\u0430\u043b\u043d\u0438\u0442\u0435 \u043c\u0435\u0434\u0438\u0438&#8221; &#8212; sCOOL Media\" src=\"https:\/\/scoolmedia.com\/filtered-reality-ne-vsichko-e-kakto-izglezhda\/embed\/#?secret=onyPpjcfGj#?secret=kAvgtYD8wg\" data-secret=\"kAvgtYD8wg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24001\" src=\"https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/581837293_18320530183168390_4866308174901122389_n-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/581837293_18320530183168390_4866308174901122389_n-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/581837293_18320530183168390_4866308174901122389_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/581837293_18320530183168390_4866308174901122389_n-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/581837293_18320530183168390_4866308174901122389_n-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/581837293_18320530183168390_4866308174901122389_n.jpg 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>This project is implemented within the framework of the competition for youth initiatives with a focus on critical thinking, supported by the Open Space Foundation, the <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britishcouncil.bg\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">British Council in Bulgaria<\/a><\/span>\u00a0 and\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/InstitutFrancaisdeBulgarie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Institut fran\u00e7ais de Bulgarie<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23979\" src=\"https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BritishCouncil_Logo_Indigo_RGB.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"71\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BritishCouncil_Logo_Indigo_RGB.png 894w, https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BritishCouncil_Logo_Indigo_RGB-300x86.png 300w, https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BritishCouncil_Logo_Indigo_RGB-768x221.png 768w, https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BritishCouncil_Logo_Indigo_RGB-200x57.png 200w, https:\/\/openspacebg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BritishCouncil_Logo_Indigo_RGB-400x115.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" 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