Bulgarian pavilion opens at the 61st Venice Biennale

On the evening of March 7, the Bulgarian pavilion at the 61st Venice Biennale was officially opened in the Tizian Hall in Venice. The event will run from May 9 to November 22.

Bulgaria is participating with the project “The Federation of Minor Practices”, created by artists Veneta Androva, Gery Georgieva, Maria Nalbantova, and Rayna Teneva, with curator Martina Yordanova. Desislava Dimova serves as commissioner of the Bulgarian participation.

The project features four films that explore themes such as digital identity, disinformation, the relationship between labor and violence, and ecological care through different artistic approaches. The exhibition is structured as an interactive environment with computer game elements activating the film’s content through audience participation.

This year’s edition of the Biennale will differ from previous ones. For the first time in its more than 120-year history, the event has been left without a jury, which resigned due to the participation of Russia and Israel. Following the jury's resignation, organizers announced the creation of new "Visitors' Lion" awards, which will be decided by public vote for the best national pavilion and best participant in the international exhibition, BTA reports.

Edited by Ivo Ivanov

Translated by Kostadin Atanasov