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Works created between Istanbul and Vienna explore themes of identity, memory, migration, human vulnerability and the question of what it means to be human.<br>The unexpected death of Mustafa Horasan during the preparations lends the exhibition an additional, personal dimension. It becomes a place of remembrance whilst at the same time continuing the artistic dialogue between the two artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We Came to Be Human<\/strong><br>01.09.2026 \u2013 24.09.2026<br>Austrian Cultural Forum Sofia<br><a href=\"https:\/\/austriakulturdigital.at\">https:\/\/austriakulturdigital.at<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>01.09.2026 \u2013 24.09.2026 The exhibition \u2018We Came to Be Human\u2019 by the Bulgarian Artists\u2019 Association is taking place with the support of the Austrian Cultural Forum in Sofia. 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