GLUH CIC
History & Development

Timeline and Selected Projects

• GLUH project set-up
• Publication issue #1
“HOME” creation begins

2023

• “HOME” publication launch (Reference Point, London)
Multi-disciplinary event & talk
• “Connect” documentary production and screening (Reference Point, London)
Talk panel and show
• Creative workshops series at The Art House by Acrylicize: Clara Chu (sustainable bag making), Tiana Esparon (embroidery) and Yo Kesh (painting on nails)

2024

• Issue #2 “Parallel 42” creation, featuring artists and makers of Bulgarian diasporas
• Two launch events at Photobook Cafe (London, UK) and ko-op (Sofia, Bulgaria)
• Group exhibition at Filet Space, London
• GLUH becomes a CIC

2025

• GLUH receives workspace bursary at Somerset House Exchange
• Third publication is prepared (Off-script)
• Creative session, Somerset House with Coby Sey
• Research: survey and focus group inform new offering
• Incubator programme ideation and planning

2026

2027

• Incubator programme delivery and completion

Publications

Storytelling

“CONNECT”

Interview & Screening
Reference Point, London (2024)

Through a collection of interviews presented as a short-form documentary, "Connect" examines the impact of post-lockdown changes and world politics on social connection. The interview series was filmed in summer 2024 and screened on September 30th at Reference Point in London.



Interviewees:

Karl Sadler
Mr Redley
Nathaniel Telemaque
Olivia Abando
Sade English
Sophie Ruston
Suren Seneviratne
Syd The DiiSCLAIMER

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View fullsize First round of thank yous for RE-FUTURES 🌹 @cobysey for the ideas and thoughts, @hoopchips and @minirigs for making the experience even better, and of course thank you to the lovely people that took part in this new series x
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View fullsize Re-Futures is a space to imagine new directions, places and ideas. A low pressure creative session to be with other people and draw, write, think, collage, share or just listen. The first guest co-host will be @cobysey who will bring the inspirat
View fullsize Hello friends old and new 🌎 🔗 Ahead of our new projects we are looking to hear from you about how social connection has been in the last year. Short form, link in bio. 🌹 We are now based at @somersethouse Exchange and planning our upcoming program
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View fullsize TB ✨ Last October, we hosted group show at Filet Space amongst other events. We are looking forward to getting together again this year and would love to hear from you! Check out our stories and help us shape this year’s programme 🌺
View fullsize Where to find “Parallel 42” part 1 (UK)🌹 📸1. @photobookcafe 2. @referencepoint180 3. @good_press 4. @bookspeckham 5. @cafeotodalston
View fullsize Final addition and introduction to @_gery_georgieva for “Parallel 42” “I think professionalism kills the spirit: it’s like a smoothness and you need to have a friction, hence the awkwardness and the embarrassment of some of m
View fullsize Introducing @lilia.toncheva.orourke x @second_world_int for “Parallel 42” “Because we’ve had this arrested development, I think our own understanding of what feels right isn’t developed, so you always look for outside e
View fullsize Introducing @geee_nao - who will be with us this Thursday, for “Parallel 42”🌹 “My current project is inspired by the kukeri. I mix it with New York street art to symbolise and connect it with shevitsa embroidery, which is an art f
View fullsize Introducing next @mojogoro108 x @zabranenamuzika for Parallel 42 ‘The underground club owners really hated chalga, but we eventually found a place where we could do [parties]. I thought “I’ll make a whole party around that concept,
View fullsize Introducing @milko_boyarov for “Parallel 42” “[Zurich] had some kind of impact on me in terms of inspiration: because the decorative part is not really as present, it taught me to reduce my design language to the minimum. When I a
View fullsize Introducing @chicho_ti_rondo (Aaron Roth) for ‘Parallel 42’ “I learned to speak Bulgarian by listening to Chalga and Jluch, a Bulgarian rapper. Music is a really great place to start from, in order to understand a lot of [socio-poli
View fullsize Next for “Parallel 42” is @slavadelic (Dessislava Terzieva) 🌹 “When people ask me where I’m from and I list Detroit, Mexico City and Bulgaria, they’re often like “Oh my God, that’s so crazy!”. I swear
View fullsize 📣 “Parallel 42” London launch 📍 13th November 2025 @photobookcafe Come grab a copy, print, and a drink from 6:30PM. Garments by @geee_nao and music by our talented friend Coby 🌹

Public events & workshops

Research

Social Connection & Community

Survey & Focus Group
Study aimed at informing upcoming programme and offering for GLUH’s community