{"id":811,"date":"2021-01-03T22:43:31","date_gmt":"2021-01-03T21:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/layer.si\/bien\/o-nas\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T23:03:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T21:03:09","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/layer.si\/bien\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"811\" class=\"elementor elementor-811 elementor-357\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd8f07d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd8f07d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-912faf2\" data-id=\"912faf2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a2ec921 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a2ec921\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 25-10-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>BIEN is simple.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>BIEN biennially presents textile art and industrial design programs with exhibitions and projects that reflect on heritage, preservation, and sustainability. <\/strong><\/p><p>BIEN 2025: AIR<br \/>Textile Art Biennial<br \/>May 31 \u2013 August 14, 2025<br \/>Kranj, Nova Gorica, Idrija, Jesenice, \u0160kofja Loka \/ Slovenia<\/p><p>Textile Art Biennial BIEN 2025 will take place between May 31 and August 14, 2025 in Slovenian cities Kranj, Nova Gorica, Jesenice, Idrija, and \u0160kofja Loka. BIEN shapes new contemporary expressions and encourages interdisciplinary artistic collaboration through projects and residencies. The exhibitions feature works by international and Slovenian artists, with a special emphasis on the best current domestic and international student productions. The biennial program focuses on various audiences and explores the effects of textile creation with them.<\/p><p>Artistic Director and Founder: <a href=\"mailto:zala.orel@layer.si\"><strong>Zala Orel<\/strong><\/a><br \/>Curator: <strong>Lovro Ivan\u010di\u0107<\/strong><br \/>Senior Program Advisor: <strong>Marija Jenko<\/strong><br \/>Program Collaborators: <strong>Klara Debeljak, Ajda Tomazin, Lavoslava Ben\u010di\u0107, Nika Batista, Jasmina Fer\u010dek, Damjana Celcar, Katja Burger Kovi\u010d, Arijana Gad\u017eijev, Nejc Stupan, Tanja Devetak, Boris Beja, Anja Jer\u010di\u010d Jakob, Matija Samec<\/strong><br \/>Producer: <strong>Ur\u0161ka Sadar<\/strong><br \/>Legal and Financial Affairs: <strong>Selman \u010corovi\u0107<\/strong><br \/>Project Manager: <strong>Danaja Batini\u0107<\/strong><br \/>Photographer: <strong>Ma\u0161a Pirc<\/strong><br \/>Designer: <strong>Ur\u0161ka Ali\u010d<\/strong><br \/>Catalog Design: <strong>Gal Grobov\u0161ek<\/strong><\/p><p>BIEN is an initiative of the Carnica Institute from Kranj, which organizes the biennale in collaboration with the Aktivat Association, the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering at the University of Ljubljana, the Faculty of Design, an independent higher education institution, and numerous other partners.<\/p><p>The project is co-financed by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, the public institute GO! 2025 \u2013 European Capital of Culture, Nova Gorica, and the City Municipality of Kranj.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e45a1f2 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"e45a1f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/layer.si\/bien\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/carnicainstitute.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-link\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">www.carnicainstitute.org<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6785ad9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6785ad9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 25-10-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a341d8 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"2a341d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:bien@layer.si\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-envelope-open\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">bien@layer.si<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BIEN is simple. 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