{"id":925132,"date":"2023-07-28T13:08:18","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T11:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitkranj.com\/?post_type=izbrani-dogodki&#038;p=925132"},"modified":"2025-05-12T15:17:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T14:17:53","slug":"textile-art-biennial-bien","status":"publish","type":"izbrani-dogodki","link":"https:\/\/www.visitkranj.com\/en\/top-events\/textile-art-biennial-bien\/","title":{"rendered":"Textile art biennial \u2013 BIEN"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"925132\" class=\"elementor elementor-925132\" data-elementor-post-type=\"izbrani-dogodki\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aadc9e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8aadc9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a3e4c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a3e4c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BIEN 2025: Air<br \/><span style=\"color: #7e7e7e;\">31 May &#8211; 14 August 2025<\/span><\/h2><p>BIEN is a textile art biennial that takes place every two years across various locations in Slovenia. It features an international exhibition of contemporary textile art, alongside a community and knowledge-sharing programme, highlighting the transformative power of textile practices for individual wellbeing and social impact.<\/p><p><strong>BIEN 2025<\/strong>, held under the central theme \u201cair,\u201d runs from <strong>31 May to 14 August 2025<\/strong> in <strong>Kranj, \u0160kofja Loka, Idrija, Nova Gorica, Gorizia, Tr\u017ei\u010d<\/strong>, and <strong>Jesenice<\/strong>. This leading Slovenian event of contemporary textile creativity is part of the official programme of the <strong>European Capital of Culture GO! 2025<\/strong>.<\/p><blockquote><p>Find more info <a href=\"https:\/\/layer.si\/bien\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-925006\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitkranj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BIEN2025-FB-event-cover-1920\u00d71005px-GLAVNI-NOV-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitkranj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BIEN2025-FB-event-cover-1920\u00d71005px-GLAVNI-NOV-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.visitkranj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BIEN2025-FB-event-cover-1920\u00d71005px-GLAVNI-NOV-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitkranj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BIEN2025-FB-event-cover-1920\u00d71005px-GLAVNI-NOV-1-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitkranj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BIEN2025-FB-event-cover-1920\u00d71005px-GLAVNI-NOV-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitkranj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BIEN2025-FB-event-cover-1920\u00d71005px-GLAVNI-NOV-1-1536x804.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.visitkranj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BIEN2025-FB-event-cover-1920\u00d71005px-GLAVNI-NOV-1-2048x1072.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p><h3>Contemporary textile art at more than 25 locations<\/h3><p>BIEN 2025 features <strong>80 international and Slovenian<\/strong> collectives, artists, crafters, and researchers, as well as over 200 students of textile art and design. The main venue of the biennial is the <strong>Layer House in Kranj<\/strong>, with additional locations including the Lantieri Palace in Gorizia, the Ravnikar Rotunda at the Nova Gorica Theatre, the Jesenice Market, the mining facilities and the renovated Mercury Smelting Plant in Idrija, the chapel of the \u0160kofja Loka Castle, and the Crobath Family House, which will greet visitors at the entrance to the old town center of Kranj. The curator of the artistic programme is Lovro Ivan\u010di\u0107.<\/p><p>Among the most recognized names in textile art are <strong>Eta Sadar Breznik<\/strong>, a Slovenian artist and recipient of the Pre\u0161eren Fund Award, Norwegian <strong>John K. Raustein<\/strong>, who creates monumental textile installations imbued with the power of color, <strong>Marielle MacLeman<\/strong>, an Irish artist who transforms discarded and pressed textiles into stunning textile and visual installations, <strong>Jakup Ferri<\/strong>, who represented the Kosovo Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2022 with playful textile drawings, Swedish artist <strong>Ellen Dynebrink<\/strong>, who blends digital distortions into her patchworks, and <strong>Signe Emdal<\/strong> from Denmark, who brings the instinct for self-preservation into her soft sculptures. Four artists from \u0160kofja Loka, collective <strong>Kreativnice<\/strong>, are preparing an installation for the mining facilities in Idrija. Also coming to Idrija is the Dutch collective <strong>IPIHAN<\/strong>, which creates site-specific exhibitions in abandoned buildings, based on the history and context of the chosen space.<\/p><p>Exhibition openings take place between 31 May (Kranj) and 21 June (Gorizia). On Friday, June 20th, the biennale invites to a <strong>textile experience on the train<\/strong> from Jesenice to Nova Gorica. Passengers will engage in a textile crafting program on the train.<\/p><blockquote><p>Fine more info about the entire biennale programme <a href=\"https:\/\/layer.si\/bien\/en\/programme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-925025\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitkranj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bienale-tekstilne-umetnosti_BIEN_2025_Foto-Masa-Pirc_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1776\" height=\"1184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitkranj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bienale-tekstilne-umetnosti_BIEN_2025_Foto-Masa-Pirc_1.jpg 1776w, https:\/\/www.visitkranj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bienale-tekstilne-umetnosti_BIEN_2025_Foto-Masa-Pirc_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitkranj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bienale-tekstilne-umetnosti_BIEN_2025_Foto-Masa-Pirc_1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitkranj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bienale-tekstilne-umetnosti_BIEN_2025_Foto-Masa-Pirc_1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitkranj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bienale-tekstilne-umetnosti_BIEN_2025_Foto-Masa-Pirc_1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1776px) 100vw, 1776px\" \/><\/p><h3>With Textile into Resilience<\/h3><p>International knowledge-sharing and experiential program <a href=\"https:\/\/layer.si\/bien\/en\/kr\/wellbien\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WellBIEN<\/strong><\/a>, curated by textile artist and art therapist <strong>Jasmina Fer\u010dek<\/strong> from the collective Oloop, includes workshops, meetings, lectures, and reflections on <strong>ethical questions and dilemmas that arise at the intersection of art and health<\/strong>. The first event will take place on May 24th at Doma\u010dija pr\u2019 Lenart na Belem, while on June 1st, a discussion titled &#8220;<strong>Textile in Resistance<\/strong>&#8221; will be held at the Kranj \u0160krlovec Tower. Lectures by internationally renowned art therapists and academics will explore textiles as a medium for reflection, care, and empowerment. <strong>Savneet Talwar<\/strong> (USA), <strong>Jasmina Pacek<\/strong> (Croatia\/USA), and <strong>Pamela Whitaker<\/strong> (Ireland) will highlight creative practices such as sewing, embroidery, and patchwork, offering opportunities for visual storytelling that connect the fields of art, therapy, and social activism.<\/p><p>From June 2nd to 4th, experiential training will take place at various locations in Kranj, aimed at strengthening personal and professional competencies in the use of art in care professions. The three-day program <strong>reTHREAD: Self-care and Community through Textile and Nature<\/strong> will encourage participants to engage in self-exploration, reflection, creativity, and expression, thereby empowering them both personally and professionally. The WellBIEN program is part of the Culture for Mental Health project, co-financed by the Ministry of Public Administration.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-925029\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitkranj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bienale-tekstilne-umetnosti_BIEN_2025_Foto-Masa-Pirc_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1776\" height=\"1184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitkranj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bienale-tekstilne-umetnosti_BIEN_2025_Foto-Masa-Pirc_2.jpg 1776w, https:\/\/www.visitkranj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bienale-tekstilne-umetnosti_BIEN_2025_Foto-Masa-Pirc_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitkranj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bienale-tekstilne-umetnosti_BIEN_2025_Foto-Masa-Pirc_2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitkranj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bienale-tekstilne-umetnosti_BIEN_2025_Foto-Masa-Pirc_2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitkranj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bienale-tekstilne-umetnosti_BIEN_2025_Foto-Masa-Pirc_2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1776px) 100vw, 1776px\" \/><\/p><h3>BIEN artists, creators, researchers, practitioners<\/h3><p>John K. Raustein (NO), Marielle MacLeman (IE), Ellen Dynebrink (SE), Jakup Ferri (XK\/NL), Patr\u00edcia Geraldes (PT), Savneet Talwar (USA), Jasmina Pacek (HR\/USA), Eta Sadar Breznik (SI), Kreativnice (SI; Nina Vastl \u0160tefe, Lili Panjtar, Anja Musek, Silva Horvat), Signe Emdal (DK), Vera Se\u0161lar Zalo\u017enik (SI), Jana Zornik (SI), IPIHAN (NL) &amp; Maru\u0161a \u0160tibelj (SI), Rino Banko (HR), Nika Batista (SI), Mateja Kav\u010di\u010d &amp; Vita Ivi\u010di\u010d (SI), Oloop (SI), No-Border Craft (SI), Breja Preja (SI), Oljana Karpus (UA), Brinas Studio (SI), Matija Samec (SI), Ajda Tomazin (SI) &amp; Rok Kravanja (SI), Katarina Ekart (SI), Lavoslava Ben\u010di\u0107 (SI\/HR) &amp; \u017diga Pavlovi\u010d (SI), Marija Jenko (SI), Maru\u0161a Kranjc (SI), Mateja Gole\u017e (SI), Elena Fajt &amp; Alenka More (SI\/IN), Helena Tahir (SI), Klara Debeljak (SI), Alexander Sebastianus Hartanto (ID), Amy Lewis (NL), Andrea Ka\u0148kovsk\u00e1 (CZ) &amp; Lucia Hor\u0148\u00e1kov\u00e1 \u010cernayov\u00e1 (SK), Anneke Klein (NL), Barber and Adkins (UK), Bilyana Tokmakchieva (BG), Boris Beja (SI), Claudia Coll (SE\/ES), Dieke Venema (NL), Dimitra Stavropoulou (GR), Ela Leko (HR), Eli Herlaug Eines (NO), Estefania Tarud (CL), Gondwana Art Project (IN), Helle Rude Trolle (DK), Izabela Walczak (PL), Jana Visser (SA\/NL), Jolanda Linssen (NL), Karl Logge (AU) &amp; Marta Romani (IT), Katarina Rus (SI), Kristi Komel (SI), Leonie Burkhardt (DE\/SE), Liz Pitta Paredes (CO), Lou Belbeze (FR), Magdalena Kleszynska (PL), Mateja Kav\u010di\u010d (SI), Michael Gah (GH), Mingyes (KR\/UK), Moa Bleyner Cederberg (FI\/CO), Olga Klimovitskaia (UK), Olga Ulmann (DE), Olivia G\u00e9raud (FR), Petra \u0160abi\u0107 (HR), Ruta Naujalyte (LT), Sam J Gardner (US\/PL), Sunna Kangas (FI), Theresa Hattinger (AT), Ying-ting Chen (TW), Zixiang Zhang (CN), \u017diga Brezovnik (SI\/DK), Pamela Whitaker (IE), children from kindergartens and seniors from care homes (\u0160kofja Loka, Jesenice, Kranj)<\/p><p>2025 CUrator: Lovro Ivan\u010di\u0107 <br \/>WellBIEN Curator: Jasmina Fer\u010dek<\/p><h3>Participating Faculties<\/h3><p><span style=\"color: #c61647;\">\u2192<\/span> Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, University of Ljubljana \u2013 Department of Textiles, Graphic Arts and Design<br \/><span style=\"color: #c61647;\">\u2192<\/span> Faculty of Design \u2013 Independent Higher Education Institution<br \/><span style=\"color: #c61647;\">\u2192<\/span> Arts Academy of the University of Nova Gorica<br \/><span style=\"color: #c61647;\">\u2192<\/span> Department of Art Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana<br \/><span style=\"color: #c61647;\">\u2192<\/span> Department of Landscape Architecture, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana<\/p><p><em>BIEN is an art event and exhibition. It aims to bring contemporary textile art and the benefits of textile crafting closer to diverse target groups. It is grounded in three pillars: heritage, sustainability, and social impact. BIEN is an initiative of Zavod Carnica from Kranj, which manages the Layer House cultural centre, organises cultural and artistic events, and helps shape an environment where art has the power to inspire social change.<\/em><\/p><p><small>BIEN is co-financed by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, the public institution GO! 2025 \u2013 European Capital of Culture, Nova Gorica, the Municipality of Jesenice, and the Municipality of Kranj. BIEN is part of the programme Culture for Mental Health, funded by the Ministry of Public Administration of the Republic of Slovenia. BIEN is supported by the Embassy of Sweden, the Embassy of Kosovo, Culture Ireland, the European Union, the Learning Labs Program, the Creative FLIP Project, and the European Festival Fund for Emerging Artists \u2013 co-funded by the EU. The project collaborates with academic partners: the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Department of Textiles, Graphic Arts and Design; Faculty of Design, independent higher education institution; Arts Academy of the University of Nova Gorica; Department of Art Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana; Department of Landscape Architecture, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana.<\/small><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><small>Photo: Ma\u0161a Pirc<\/small><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BIEN 2025: Air31 May &#8211; 14 August 2025 BIEN is a textile art biennial that takes place every two years across various locations in Slovenia. 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