The exhibition A Secret Room officially opened on 26 April as the final event under the Price of Freedom and Democracy project. More than 150 visitors came to the opening. This exhibition is a contemporary approach to art installations that bring together documents, videos and materials from the workshops held under the project in the partner countries.
Secret Room focuses on the experience of young people born after 1989 when they meet and encounter recent history. Born and raised in democratic societies, they have never come into personal contact with the regime before 1989 and the transitional period, but this does not mean that they can not co-experience it from a distance.
Secret Room symbolizes an intimate space where democracy and the spirit of liberty flourish to create an authentic experience of the past through various exhibits such as a speaking phone, a suitcase of video stories and QR codes with verbatim interviews recorded with young people. Representatives from all six partners attended the final event and shared their reflections on the creative process in the partner countries (Bulgaria, Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania and Lithuania).
The exhibition is hosted by the Regional Center for Independent Arts – Toplocentrala in Sofia and can be visited until 25 May 2022.