Conglomerate
Conglomerate
CONGLOMERATE is a multimodal XR installation project, initiated by the Union of Bulgarian Artists. It is an interactive exhibition that presented Bulgaria at the Prague Quadrennial /PQ2019/. The pavilion features selected works of 46 visual artists with 53 stage and screen projects, separated in 6 genres - Drama theatre, Puppet theatre, Opera, Cinema, Dance and Performing Аrts. CONGLOMERATE is a beehive made of hexagonal cells, a bio-mechanical globe that hosts different realities. The content, which is “hidden” into the hive, has two dimensions - а virtual exhibition, coded into the walls (Augmented Reality) and bee helmets with VR headsets inside (Virtual Reality). In both realities the spectators make their own personal viewing selection.
2019 | Prague | CZ
Curator: Ognyana Serafimova
Co-curators: Hanna Schwarz, Petar Mitev
Project manager: Svetlomira Stoyanova
Management: Gabriela Evstatieva, Siyana Nedyalkova, Natalia Alexieva, Desislava Chuturkova, Emilia Klayn, Stephan Prohorov
Coordinators: Ketty Marinova, Darena Doneva, Valentina Docheva, Albena Spasova, Maria Pavlova, Julia Portarova
AR & 3D modelling: Zlatka Uzunova / VAR Lab
AR & VR development: Dimo Chotrov / VAR Lab
VR directing: Momchil Alexiev / VR Lab BG
VR assistance and editing:
Lyubomira Kostova, Kaloyan Nikolov / Rubecula
Architects:
Gergana Tileva, George Raffailov, George Mitkov
/ GRID Architects & Engineers
Concept art consultant: Tzvetana Vekova
Bee head masks: Emilyan Bonev, Martin Radoslavov, Violeta Bankova
Logo design CONGLOMERATE: Dimitar Traychev
Design logo BG at PQ: Teodora Simova
Graphic design and layout: Mira Petrova
Photographer: Teodora Todorova
Music: Kalin Nikolov
Light design: Boris Manolov, Kamen Dimitrov
Graphic design: Marina Chervenkova
Directing: Vanina Geleva
Make up: Mikaela Petrova
Performers:
Tsvetan Peychev, Byliana Dobreva, Ilyan Dikov,
Diana Conrad, Nikolay Petrov, Hristo Petkov
Animation: Sanya Lohovska
Technical support:
Rosen Dobrev, Aleksander Asenov, Aleksander Ivanov
