My travel to Syria in 2001 – remember seeing on TV the twin towers collapse on 9/11, days after that I took the bus to Damascus – proved crucial for my calligraphy practice. Besides being able to make field contacts with people from the craft, I set up an exhibition of my works in the Bulgarian Cultural Center there; there I managed to secure supplies and calligraphy manuals for years on.
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