YOKO+INA is an artistic duo created by the artists Yonko Vasilev and Ina Vasileva. Both had their own artistic path and professional practice before uniting as partners in life and art in 2018. YOKO+INA functions as a conceptual platform for contemporary art that explores the connections between the object, technology, and visual culture.
In their work, the artists work with various media, including sculpture, object, installation, and painting. Their visual language combines influences from Pop Art, Minimalism, and contemporary design, often incorporating technological elements, kinetic movement, and experiments with material and form. Their works intertwine themes related to the relationship between man and woman, love, and everyday life, as well as the visual codes of contemporary culture.
The works of YOKO+INA have been presented in numerous exhibitions and art spaces in Bulgaria and abroad. Among their solo projects are “Objects & Objective Painting” at Credo Bonum Gallery, Sofia (2021), “YES” at DOZA Gallery, Sofia (2022), and “New Action Painting / Connecting Drops” at INTRO Gallery, Sofia (2023). In 2025, following the death of YOKO, Ina Vasileva, in collaboration with Desislava Zafirova as curator, presented their final project – “DESIGN V.S. CONTEMPORARY ART”, DOZA GALLERY.
The duo has also participated in numerous group exhibitions and international projects, including “MOST” at Vivacom Art Hall Gallery, Sofia (2022), “THE BRICK / 2023” at ReBonkers Cultural Center, Varna, and “Archaeology of Happiness” at The Mill Information Center, Balchik (2023). In 2020, they participated in international exhibitions such as “A Little Of This, A Little Of That” at ART4 Gallery, Dubai, “Art Around Us” at the Foundation of Art and Culture, Bhopal, India, as well as the exhibition “Poetics of Space” at Bankya Art Center, Sofia. In 2023, they also participated in the “Process – Space” Contemporary Art Festival at The Mill Information Center, Balchik.
