Kalina Gotseva Discusses Cyanotype Experimentation and Design Roots in Singulart Interview

In an interview published on Singulart Magazine, artist Kalina Gotseva detailed her cyanotype practice, which emerged from a lamp design project requiring caustic textures. She explained that cyanotype's slow exposure and scalable nature suited her needs, later leading to a commissioned artwork with an open brief. Gotseva's background spans fine art and industrial design; she noted that design taught problem-solving and material understanding, while art allows unexpected turns. Her FLOW series exemplifies this: unable to make large exposures, she worked in smaller sections across larger paper, turning a limitation into a defining feature. She selects FLOW-06 as representative, citing its disciplined grid that reveals varied energy upon closer inspection. Living in Berlin, she finds inspiration in independent, inner-circle events where people create for pleasure. In her process, she creates semi-transparent plates to control light on photosensitive surfaces, and she intentionally uses different papers' absorption rates to produce varied blues. Gotseva hopes viewers derive personal meaning from her abstract works, which blend painting and science. She is currently experimenting with new materials and techniques at an experimental stage. The interview was published on October 10, 2026, on Singulart Magazine's blog.