On Thursday evening (October 9, 2025), in the space of OSTEN Gallery, a meeting took place with renowned director and writer Naum Panovski, author of the book “Коста Солев – Смртопис.”
The event was held in the presence of Kornelija Koneska, curator of the exhibition and Art Director of OSTEN Gallery, and Mice Jankulovski, Director of the Gallery and President of the OSTEN Biennale of Drawing.

Naum Panovski – a Macedonian theatre director, essayist, and art theorist who has also worked for many years in the United States – shared reflections on the life and legacy of the poet Kosta Solev, whom he describes as “the voice of a small nation with a great soul.”
The gathering took place among the paintings of the exhibition “ORAPISM – The Art of Ination” by Krzysztof Konopka (Orapista), on view in Skopje from 2 to 22 October 2025.

Where the silence of painting met the power of the word, a shared dimension of presence emerged — the essence of Orapism itself.

As Kornelija Koneska wrote: “The written word met visual art – in the beautiful atmosphere of the Orapism exhibition.”

Photos courtesy of OSTEN Gallery, Skopje.