According to Martin Jay (Jay, M., 1988), linear perspective originates in the late medieval fascination with the metaphysical implications of light—lux as divine light and lumen as perceptible light. In the Middle Ages, divine lux was visualized through gold, while in Renaissance lumen became structured through linear perspective as a complex three-dimensional grid fixed at a single viewing point, organizing and controlling objects in space.
The linear perspective of the symbolic center of the city and the nation—the yellow cobblestones of Sofia—possesses a distinct character. The series Central (2026), executed in gold leaf and acrylic on plywood, explores this character through various constructions: One Point Perspective, Two Points Perspective, No Point Perspective, and Ground for Sky Perspective. The cobblestones are not merely inert material—they carry the weight of gold (worth its weight in gold). There is no room for aerial perspective in this symbolic space; it is pure geometry and significant mater.