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PSEUDONATURE 2.0

On June 12 at 17:30h, the exhibition PSEUDONATURE 2.0 will be opened to the public for the first time in Bulgaria at the Regional Ethnographic Museum. The project is an adaptation of the Bulgarian pavilion at the 19th Architectural Biennale in Venice in 2025.

PSEUDONATURE 2.0 brings the installation from Venice to Plovdiv’s Old Town, where the topics of climate change, technological simulation and artificial intelligence confront questions of national identity, cultural memory and contemporary reality in Bulgaria.

Opening: June 12, 2026, 5:30 PM

Exhibition: June 13 - August 15, 2026

𝗛𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝗠𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗮𝗱 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 documents a textile artwork by Rosie Eisor. The carpet was a central element in the interior of the exhibition PSEUDONATURE at the Bulgarian Pavilion, curated by Iassen Markov for the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale.

Made of tufted wool and measuring 270 x 480 cm, the work depicts three Hailstorms – malevolent demons from Balkan folklore, considered rulers of the natural forces. The idea of the carpet as part of the exhibition presents an allegory for the entangled relationship between humanity, artificial intelligence and nature.

Technical details:

27 × 19.5 cm, 40 pages Cover/Body: Munken Polar Rough 150 gr Hand bound with blue thread + pompom Printed on a RISO Comcolor at @ateliersdutoner Edition of 100 copies

One month remains. Don't miss the "HAILSTORMS AND DEMONS: Mythologies Of Bad Weather" carpet at the PSEUDONATURE project in the Bulgarian Pavilion before the Venice Architecture Biennale closes for good.

Opening hours: 10—18h

Closed on Tuesday except the last week of the exhibition

Venue: Sala Tiziano, Center Culturale Din Orione Artigianelli, Venezia

HAILSTORMS AND DEMONS: MYTHOLOGIES OF BAD WEATHER

Large scale wool carpet that interweaves weather folk tales with narratives rooted in Natural, Artificial, and Collective intelligence, part of The Bulgarian Pavilion's PSEUDONATURE at the Biennale Architettura 2025.

Curated by Iassen Markov Video by Zlatimir Arakliev

Open Wednesday to Monday, closed on Tuesdays | Free admittance May 10 - September 28: 11 AM - 7 PM September 29 - November 23: 10 AM - 6 PM