BIO 29 at Mala galerija Banke Slovenije

02DEC

BIO 29 at Mala galerija Banke Slovenije

02.12.2026.
Mala galerija Banke Slovenije, Ljubljana
18:00

The 29th Biennial of Design, BIO 29: Soft Fields, opens on December 2 at the Mala Galerija of Banka Slovenije in the center of Ljubljana. Serving as an urban preview and a central hub for the entire project, the venue will host a segment of the biennial program. Under the curatorial guidance of Martina Muzi and associate research curator Ro Pérez Gayo, the exhibition connects creators, researchers, and other contributors.

The city-center venue will highlight projects by authors such as Audrey Large with her light object Lamp Travertine, Tatyana Zambrano with the installation Toxic Dreams, and the acclaimed duo AATB with their kinetic work Wishing you well. The Afterclass collective will present the projects La Mala (ft. AliBaBa) and The night before (ft. Klemence), while the interdisciplinary team of Emma Canton, Sofia Tapia Buchelli & Frida Law will showcase Soft Fields Within Reinforced Walls. The display is further complemented by selected historical artifacts from the Mala Galerija collection, including a vintage microphone and calculator. The project offers a first glimpse into the relationships between design, knowledge, and the environments in which they emerge, serving as an entry point to explore the wider constellations of the biennial.

We warmly invite you to celebrate the start of BIO 29 with us and experience the biennial right in the heart of Ljubljana.

Stay tuned—more program details are coming soon!

Location: Slovenska cesta 35, Ljubljana

More information: bio.si / @bio_ljubljana / @mala_galerija_bs


Photo: Simon Pintar

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