{"id":813,"date":"2021-01-03T22:47:26","date_gmt":"2021-01-03T21:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/layer.si\/bien\/about-us\/bien\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T23:02:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T21:02:22","slug":"biennial","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/layer.si\/bien\/en\/about-us\/biennial\/","title":{"rendered":"Team and Contact"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"813\" class=\"elementor elementor-813 elementor-365\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7563b836 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7563b836\" 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-20ec8e6e\" data-id=\"20ec8e6e\" 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-28143d2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28143d2b\" 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, handicraft and industrial design exhibitions and projects that reflect on heritage, preservation, and sustainability. The theme of the 2025 edition is &#8220;Air&#8221;.<\/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>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. BIEN 2025, held under the central theme \u201cair,\u201d runs from 31 May to 14 August 2025 in Kranj, \u0160kofja Loka, Idrija, Nova Gorica, Gorizia, Tr\u017ei\u010d, and Jesenice. This leading Slovenian event of contemporary textile creativity is part of the official programme of the European Capital of Culture GO! 2025.<\/p><p><strong>TEAM<\/strong><\/p><p>Artistic Director and Founder: <a href=\"mailto:zala.orel@layer.si\"><strong>Zala Orel<\/strong><\/a><br \/>2025 Curator: <strong>Lovro Ivan\u010di\u0107<br \/><\/strong>WellBIEN curator: <strong>Jasmina Fer\u010dek<br \/><\/strong>Senior Program Advisor: <strong>Marija Jenko<\/strong><\/p><p>Program Collaborators:\u00a0<strong>Ajda Tomazin, Lavoslava Ben\u010di\u0107, Nina Vastl \u0160tefe, Jana Mr\u0161nik, Klara Debeljak, Damjana Celcar, Katja Burger Kovi\u010d, Arijana Gad\u017eijev, Nejc Stupan, Boris Beja, Anja Jer\u010di\u010d Jakob, Matija Samec, Almina Durakovi\u010d, Tadeja Pance<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary );\">Production Team: <b>Ur\u0161ka Sadar, Kristi Komel, Marjeta Duhani, Teja Duhani, Rok Pavlin, Urban Valjavec, Janez Sagadin<\/b><\/span><\/p><p>Communication Team: <b>Dominika Ma\u0161a Kozar, Lea Vidmar, Ma\u0161a Pirc, Ur\u0161ka Ali\u010d, Gal Grobov\u0161ek<\/b><\/p><div>Community: <strong>Nina Hribar (Gornjesavski muzej Jesenice), Kati Sekirnik, Marija Dem\u0161ar (RA Sora), Lenka Gro\u0161elj in Sanja Marija Pellis (Ob\u010dina Idrija), Davorina \u010cebular in Lanene \u017eene, Hasna Dugonji\u0107, Fatima Be\u0161i\u0107 (Razkrite roke), Sa\u0161a Nabrgoj, Anja Zver (Lo\u0161ki muzej \u0160kofja Loka), Maja Vun\u0161ek, Nina Svetelj (Mestna knji\u017enica Kranj), Brina Lebar, Layer cafe staff (Layerjeva hi\u0161a)<\/strong><\/div><p><br \/>Legal and Financial Affairs: <strong>Selman \u010corovi\u0107 (<\/strong>general manager at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carnicainstitute.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zavod Carnica<\/a>)<\/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-a70ffa2 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"a70ffa2\" 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\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntf.uni-lj.si\/oto\/%20\" 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\">https:\/\/www.ntf.uni-lj.si\/oto\/<\/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\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fd.si\/\" 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\">https:\/\/fd.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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3284c71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3284c71\" 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-c5d1a30 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c5d1a30\" 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. BIEN biennially presents textile art, handicraft and industrial design exhibitions and projects that reflect on heritage, preservation, and sustainability. The theme of the 2025 edition is &#8220;Air&#8221;. BIEN 2025: AIRTextile Art BiennialMay 31 \u2013 August 14, 2025Kranj, Nova Gorica, Idrija, Jesenice, \u0160kofja Loka \/ Slovenia BIEN is a textile art biennial that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":811,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-813","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/layer.si\/bien\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/layer.si\/bien\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/layer.si\/bien\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/layer.si\/bien\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/layer.si\/bien\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=813"}],"version-history":[{"count":42,"href":"https:\/\/layer.si\/bien\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/813\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11060,"href":"https:\/\/layer.si\/bien\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/813\/revisions\/11060"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/layer.si\/bien\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/layer.si\/bien\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}