Preslav Kostov

Preslav Kostov, Luke Silva, Selwyn Steyn and Rafal Zajko meet to express their own identities amidst the anonymity of city living, through their art and its subjects. The central theme addresses the influence of the urban environment on self-expression, personal connections and intimate moments that occur within this urban matrix.

Manifest offers the spectator instances of vulnerability, solitude, and human connection, as the artists explore tension between the frenetic pace of city life and the human desire for escapism within. These works are moments of contemplation in the face of sensory overload, and capture the quest for solace amongst the chaos of a city.

The connections between this group of artists and their respective practices cut to the very heart of our social existence. Selwyn Steyn focuses heavily on urban spaces which witness personal growth through cycles of development, decay, and renewal, and Rafal Zajko explores society’s industrial past in his multimedia works. In contrast, Preslav Kostov challenges human identity with self-interrogation, and Luke Silva seeks to intimately portray the fragile human state