Phenomenon is a multimedia installation consisting of a transparent wall filled with sugar cubes onto which a video is projected. The video is composed of fragments from Phenomenon (1976), the first official documentary about Baba Vanga. Shot in her home in Petrich and produced within the framework of Bulgarian state television, the film was banned shortly after its release. The footage documents Vanga’s house, the crowds of visitors, and the sessions of divination. The film played a key role in consolidating her status and transforming her from a local prophetess into a national myth. During these sessions, visitors were required to bring a piece of sugar as a condition for establishing contact, which, according to Vanga, functioned as a material capable of absorbing personal information and becoming a medium between the individual and prophecy.
Phenomenon, 2026, detail Polycarbonate, aluminium, sugar cubes, video (featuring excerpts from Phenomenon (1976), 10 min (loop)) 240 × 180 × 80 cm Photos: Fred Dott
Hand (Untitled) is a kinetic sculpture in which a transparent hand slowly rotates, mimicking the rhythm of a clock’s second hand. The gesture—an index finger pointing forward—is taken from a canonical photograph of Vanga. This image, used both to frame her as an Orthodox saint and later circulated as a meme, displaced the image of a living person, transforming her into a reproducible icon.
Hand (Untitled), 2026 Aluminium, steel, epoxy resin 140 × 150 × 150 cm Photos: Fred Dott
Moon Calendar 1969 presents a table structured around the four phases of the moon, reflecting correlations between Vanga’s predictions and the lunar cycle. From 1966 onward, Vanga was officially employed as a researcher at the Institute of Suggestology and Parapsychology, where her abilities were subjected to scientific study. Through this institutional framework, the Bulgarian socialist government sought to rationalize and legitimize the phenomenon of Vanga, translating belief into data, tables, and research protocols.
Moon Calendar 1969, 2026 Laser engraving on black anodized aluminium 290 × 80 cm (four panels: 80 × 80 cm, 70 × 80 cm, 70 × 80 cm, 70 × 80 cm) Photos: Fred Dott