Vladislav Iliev, better known as Vladzen, is a visual artist, VJ and founder of Phormatik Visual Lab, who are responsible for the impressive video art of various theatrical and cinema productions, music and commercial videos, festivals, parties and clubs. Vladislav graduated in Stage design, and despite his success in projects such as Robert the Devil at the National Opera, he dedicated himself almost exclusively to interactive visual arts. His work is a mix of different techniques and always provokes authentic and hypnotic experiences that are hard to forget.
Vladislav Iliev – Vladzen was born in Sofia, 1986. He has a Bachelor degree in Stage and screen design from the National Academy of Theater and Film Arts, Sofia.
DESIGN IS: an instrument for educating the aesthetic human abilities and expanding the cultural values.
AWARDS AND PARTICIPATIONS:
Solo exhibitions:
AURA, Nikola Petrov Gallery, Vidin – 2021
Without story (Interactive Exhibition), Hip Hip Atelier, Sofia
(Gaudenz B. Ruf Award) – 2012
Group exhibitions and projects:
2022 – Glow Shenzhen Light Festival, Shenzhen, China
2021 – Bulgarian Rave Archive, National Student House and online, Sofia, Bulgaria
2021 – Teleport, dance performance, Derida Dance Center, Sofia, Bulgaria
2021 – AURA, solo exhibition, Nikola Petrov Gallery, Vidin, Bulgaria
2021 – Fractus, audio-visual dance performance, Derida Dance Center, Sofia, Bulgaria
2021 – Exhibition Design “To Collect Contemporary Art”, National Gallery Sofia, Kvadrat 500, Bulgaria
2020 – Exhibition Design “Lika Yanko – Drawings”, National Gallery Sofia ” Kvadrat 500″, Bulgaria
2019 – 360°mapping installation “The Last Ikarus”, Prince Alexander I Square, Sofia, Bulgaria
2019 – Exhibition Design “Vasil Ivanov (1909–1975), National Gallery Sofia, Bulgaria
2019 – The Picture of Dorian Gray, dir. Stayko Murdjev, Azaryan Theatre, Sofia, Bulgaria
2019 – Exhibition Design “Bogomir Lazov, National Gallery Sofia ” Kvadrat 500″, Bulgaria
2019 – Radar Festival Beyond Music, Varna, Bulgaria
2019 – Winter Tale, dir. Petar Todorov, Pupet Theatre Sofia, Bulgaria
2018 – Killer Joe, dir. Stayko Murdjev, Theatre “Zad Kanala”, Sofia, Bulgaria
2018 – Apart, dir. Ilko Ganev, Azaryan Theatre, Sofia, Bulgaria
2018 – The Fillyjonk, dir. Petar Todorov, Pupet Theatre Burgas, Bulgaria
2018 – Radar Festival Beyond Music, Varna, Bulgaria
2018 – The Hitch, dir. Neda Sokolovska, Theatre “Sofia”, Bulgaria
2017 – Fine Acts Sofia, Generator, Sofia, Bulgaria
2017 – “Ice Romance” Harbin Grand Theatre, Harbin, China
2017 – “Bridge throuth time” Raiko Aleksiev Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2017 – “Add Story” Photosyntesys Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2017 – “Camp Art Residency”, Fabrica 126, Sofia, Bulgaria
2016 – “La Traviata” dir. Ljubka Biagioni, NDK, Hall 1, Sofia, Bulgaria
2016 – Absolut Reinvent, Sofia, Bulgaria
2015 – “Romeo & Julieta” dir. Petar Todorov, Smolyan theatre, Bulgaria
2015 – ORIK Festival, Sofia, Bulgaria
2015 – “La Rondine” dir. Javor Gardev, Sozopol theatre, Bulgaria
2015 – Absolut Invite, Creative Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria
2015 – “Culture: a Bridge to Development”, Cetinje, Montenegro
2014 – Burgas Contemporary Art Festival, Burgas, Bulgaria
2013 – Phantasmagoria, Suspacious Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2013 – Night of Museums and Galleries – Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2013 – Digital Art Festival-Sofia, NHA Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2012 – Absolut Blank Bulgaria, Fabrica 126, Sofia, Bulgaria
2012 – Alphapretation Bulgaria, Suspacious Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2012 – Live Performers Meeting, MACRO, Rome, Italy
2012 – Festival for Contemporary Art, Burgas, Bulgaria
2011 – “OTKAT”, dir. Stayko Murdjev, Theatre Bulgarian Army, Sofia, Bulgaria
2011 – TabuScript, GEDOK Gallery, Stuttgart, Germany
2011 – Beating Lines Festival, KRT, Krakow, Poland
2011 – Vision’R Festival, Paris, France
2011 – Digital Art Festival-Sofia, NHA Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2010 – International Video Festival Bochum, Bochum, Germany
2010 – Broadcast Media Sculptures, Kunsthalle Exnergasse, Vienna, Austria
2009 – Willkommen im Hotel Wirklichkeit, Jugendhotel, Halle, Germany
2009 – MODUL Music and Related Art Festival, Sofia, Bulgaria
2009 – Sofia Spionage, Platform3 Gallery, Munich, Germany
CLIENTS AND COOPERATIONS:
Absolut, Haineken, Volvo, IQOS, Samsung, H&M, BMW, Mercedes, T-Mobile, UNESCO, WWF, BASF, Loreal, Jameson, Red Bull, DDB Sofia, NEXT-DC, All Channels, Studio Komplekt, National Academy of Art, NATFA, Union of Bulgarian Artists, Boyana Events, Derida Dance Center, National Gallery Sofia and more.
