SODA WORKS 2011

Dragana Bulut
To whom i t may c on cer n Lisboa, November 2011
I’m writing to recommend Dragana Bulut.
I still have a strong memory of when I rst saw her, in a studio in Berlin. She was standing
in front of a serious looking jury, with her 80’s styled long black curly hair, wearing a black
leotard and a pair of black dance socks. The situation seemed a bit odd, and she looked
somewhat nervous. However, when we heard the rst musical chords from “What a feeling”,
by Irene Cara, the infamous song from “Flashdance” soundtrack – we all got caught up by
her ability to reveal the context, whilst commenting and revealing it, by using humor to
answer to an audition with another one.
Inside and outside of the SODA group, I could see Dragana going further and further in
what, in my point of view, is her signature: re ecting upon the moment, the conditions,
the reality, and giving it back to us as a strange (broken) mirror.
As a colleague, I can say that Dragana is strongly committed to both the work itself and
a critical perspective of it, which makes her a special intense disturbing and important artist
to have inside a group. As a person, she is ready and available to help others, especially
if helping means getting into a good discussion. She has a remarkable sense of honesty,
and she rarely complains about life. She can’t really cook, but she doesn’t expect others
to cook for her. She is perfectly ne with a doner kebab in the corner and/or a piece of
chocolate.
Dragana Bulut is a strong and special person to get to know, and also a dedicated and
critical artist. I am sure she is always going to bring important contributions to any group,
context or situation in which she happens to be.
Please do not hesitate to contact me for further information.
Yours sincerely, Elisabete Finger
elisabete. nger@gmail.com
Dragana Bulut
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