DEEP SILENCE 1

An eager fan of the 'Sermon with Flower" delivered by Buddha, i.e. the author, Neno Belchev, is interested in every form of silence -- in terms of a road, or a way how to follow that road, and finally in terms of an artist - he is interested in silence as a form of influence. In this project, he follows partly the hesychasts (quietists) - followers of the maxim: 'In order that you can hear, you must be silent!' The hesychasts took a vow to keep silent, which they kept up during all their lifetime, or over a definite period of time. Similarly, Neno takes a vow to keep silent; sinking deeply in an environment where one cannot but keep silent. Neno Belchev has a profound respect for all mystics dedicated to spiritual self-excellence, and he sincerely wishes to be like them but for unknown reasons he fails to be alike and admits this with a smile on his face. This project is the outcome of that smile. 6 April -- 3 July 2006 Varna Neno Belchev