I used to think

when I was younger,

that I have no future

as an artist in Gabrovo.

And my viewpoint has completely changed.

One of the biggest challenges

that we are facing today

is the demographical problem,

the aging of the population,

and our efforts

to create opportunities

for the young people

to stay here.

And part of our endeavors

is this former textile school

that we are planning to transform

into a center for arts, named on Christo and Jeanne-Claude.

The moment we went in,

it was immediately clear

that this is the place for the center.

Because we have these spacious rooms

high ceilings, a lot of light.

It was not just us being inspired.

We've had a lot of artists,

curators, musicians,

theatre people.

This building symptomatically engages

everyone who enters it.

I wouldn't go anywhere else

especially with the opportunity

to have a studio

here in this building.

There's a bunch of artists

at one place.

I like hearing about their projects.

I like being involved in them

because sometimes we help each other.

I graduated here in 2001.

This room

is the room where I learnt to sew.

That's why, I chose this one

to be my studio.

There are going to be event spaces

educational spaces,

restaurants and cafes,

a co-working space.

Our big dream is to have

a living organism

where things are happening.

I think it will be gorgeous.

Since the first project

that we did together,

we’ve always been trying to engage people

to come and help,

and they love it.

It's a shared art

just like Christo and Jeanne-Claude worked in big teams

and their art was public.

Our main goal is

to do upcycling of materials,

upcycling of spaces.

It's important to try to see the potential in something

that seems abandoned and old, and useless.

If people think creatively about it,

there's always a way to put a good purpose in it

and to make it better for the people of the town.