The idea of sculpture changes over time in the same way as does the understanding of its public and artistic functions. Over the centuries, and through the history of art, sculpture has been a ceremonial object and the means of expression of the ideals of beauty and harmony, it has served to denote the presence of gods and emperors, to decorate the palaces of aristocracy, to express the abstract ideas of the artists through its plastic form, and much more. Contemporary attitude towards sculpture is associated with perceiving all those previous meanings, but also with the conviction that sculpture exists in a network of different relationships: between object and space, spectator and work, other bodies and objects within the city. Could a sculpture be a spectator, though? Could it reflect and personify the environment in which it is located, affect or change this environment? The curator Peter Tzanev raises these issues in the exhibition at Vaska Emanouilova Gallery, as an analysis and an experiment carried out jointly with a group of students in sculpture and architecture. The young artists present their views using objects, installations, photographs, sculptures, sketches and projects for the public space. Their works explore the phenomena of war and boundaries, of abstract objects in the live, dynamic surroundings of the parks, of the anthropomorphic forms in relation to the natural materials and symbols, of the reflections of urban space. Part of the works and projects are displayed in the exhibition hall, others are arranged in the Zaimov Park. All of them represent artistic studies of the topic brought up by the curator, which experiment with our abilities to see and understand sculpture from a new perspective: not as an object of contemplation, but as an active participant, a spectator who carries the features, information noise and psychological characteristics of the dynamic modern city. On 30.09., at 7 p.m. in the space of Studio ProJectirane, a public discussion on the exhibition topics will be held with architects and artists, as well as with the participants in the exhibition. ENDEAVOURS is an annual educational programme of Vaska Emanouilova Gallery that examines sculpture in an extended scope. It deals with the issues originated by the contemporary dynamic urban environment, studies the relations of sculpture with architecture and urbanism, and explains the influence of the economic, social and cultural processes on the shapes and images in the city. Lecturer / curator of the programme in 2016 is Prof. Peter Tzanev. The programme is implemented in cooperation with Studio ProJectirane architectural workshop (UACEG) and the National Academy of Art.