{"id":1676,"date":"2026-08-31T17:02:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T15:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nia.watertowerartfest.com\/?p=1676"},"modified":"2026-09-29T12:28:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T10:28:45","slug":"2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nia.watertowerartfest.com\/?p=1676","title":{"rendered":"2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-0 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The exhibition \u201cTell them I said No\u201d explores the idea of refusal as a personal and ethical position. Through photographs, drawings, and fragments of a personal visual archive, Nia Pushkarova reflects on silence, resistance, and the decision not to participate in systems driven by aggression, vanity, and moral emptiness.<br>The project resonates with the ideas discussed in Martin Herbert\u2019s book Tell Them I Said No: Why Artists Refuse, which examines moments in art history when refusal becomes a form of autonomy. Rather than a withdrawal, refusal here is understood as a conscious stance \u2014 a way of reclaiming space, voice, and integrity.<br>In this context, the exhibition approaches the word \u201cno\u201d not as defeat, but as a deliberate act of self-definition.&#8221;I spent years dimming my light so I wouldn&#8217;t blind those around me. All that did was allow the arrogant to thrive in the dark. I am finished shrinking. I am stepping into my full power, and I don&#8217;t care who finds it too bright.&#8221;Thanks to:<br>Ana Bacheva- visual graphics @anna___y___anna<br>@Anna Bo &#8211; sound<br>@Ira Rz<br>@Elina Ivanov<br>Martin Herbert- book reference<br>@yin_yanp<br>Me<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/nia.watertowerartfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/665914794_10163194445823409_1554543958968088104_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1678\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nia.watertowerartfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/665914794_10163194445823409_1554543958968088104_n.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/nia.watertowerartfest.com\/?attachment_id=1678\" class=\"wp-image-1678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nia.watertowerartfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/665914794_10163194445823409_1554543958968088104_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, 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