Stone, Steel & Sky
Press Release

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Belgian artist Cédric Van Parys arrives in Sofia for his first solo exhibition in Bulgaria, titled "Stone, Steel & Sky." From September 18 to October 5, 2025, he will take over the iconic Marble Hall of the National Palace of Culture (NDK), transforming it into a stage where infrastructure, nature, and ritual meet.

“Stone, Steel, and Sky” references Van Parys’ interest in tectonics, gravity, weight, and matter, while also alluding to infrastructure as spaces of promise. Van Parys is hijacking or appropriating existing forms and symbols; reshuffling and juxtaposing elements and materials from the urban and rural landscape in ways that trigger the imagination, merging a critical post-capitalist message with a poetic sacredness. Naturally, his work resonates with the monumental spirit of the National Palace of Culture—built in 1981 as a national symbol of cultural ambition—now caught between past ideology and the search for new meaning.

You are very welcome to join the opening on September 18, 2025, at 18:00 in the Marble Hall of the NDK.
Supported by the European Union (NextGenerationEU)

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The National Palace of Culture, located in Sofia, Bulgaria, is one of the largest multifunctional conference and cultural centers in the world. It was opened in 1981 to celebrate Bulgaria's 1300th anniversary.

From September 18 to October 5, 2025, I will take over the iconic Marble Hall for my first solo exhibition in Bulgaria, transforming it into a stage where infrastructure, nature, and ritual meet.

You are welcome to join the opening on September 18, 2025, at 6pm.

The National Palace of Culture, located in Sofia, Bulgaria, is one of the largest multifunctional conference and cultural centers in the world. It was opened in 1981 to celebrate Bulgaria's 1300th anniversary.

From September 18 to October 5, 2025, I will take over the iconic Marble Hall for my first solo exhibition in Bulgaria, transforming it into a stage where infrastructure, nature, and ritual meet.

You are welcome to join the opening on September 18, 2025, at 6pm.

The National Palace of Culture, located in Sofia, Bulgaria, is one of the largest multifunctional conference and cultural centers in the world. It was opened in 1981 to celebrate Bulgaria's 1300th anniversary.

From September 18 to October 5, 2025, I will take over the iconic Marble Hall for my first solo exhibition in Bulgaria, transforming it into a stage where infrastructure, nature, and ritual meet.

You are welcome to join the opening on September 18, 2025, at 6pm.

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