Lucia Pietroiusti and Filipa Ramos to Curate Bergen Assembly 2028
Bergen Assembly has appointed Lucia Pietroiusti and Filipa Ramos as convenors for its sixth edition in 2028. The duo, known for their collaborative work on art and ecology, will shape the triennial's form around the relationship between narrative and presentation. Their long-term project 'The Shape of a Circle in the Mind of a Fish' (since 2018) exemplifies their inquiry into consciousness and more-than-human intelligence. Previous collaborations include 'Persones Persons' (8th Biennale Gherdëina, 2022), 'Songs for the Changing Seasons' (1st Klima Biennale Wien, 2025), and 'Bodies of Water' (13th Shanghai Biennale, 2020-21). For 2028, they will work closely with Bergen, conducting public research and hosting a Prelude on technology and ecstasy on September 12, 2026. Pietroiusti is Head of Research & Emergence at Hartwig Museum, Amsterdam (opening 2028), curator of the 6th Autostrada Biennale (Prizren, 2027), and founded Serpentine's General Ecology project. Ramos teaches at FHNW Academy of Art and Design, Basel, and is curator of LIAF 2027; her book 'The Artist as Ecologist' was published in 2025.
Key facts
- Lucia Pietroiusti and Filipa Ramos appointed convenors of Bergen Assembly 2028.
- The sixth edition of Bergen Assembly will take place in 2028.
- Pietroiusti and Ramos have collaborated on exhibitions, texts, concerts, performances, talks, and publications.
- Their project 'The Shape of a Circle in the Mind of a Fish' began in 2018.
- They curated 'Persones Persons' at the 8th Biennale Gherdëina (2022).
- They curated 'Songs for the Changing Seasons' at the 1st Klima Biennale Wien (2025).
- They co-curated 'Bodies of Water' at the 13th Shanghai Biennale (2020-21) with Marina Otero Verzier and Mi You under Andrés Jaque.
- A Prelude event on technology and ecstasy will be held in Bergen on September 12, 2026.
- Pietroiusti is Head of Research & Emergence at Hartwig Museum, Amsterdam (opening 2028).
- Pietroiusti curated the 6th Autostrada Biennale in Prizren, Kosovo (2027).
- Pietroiusti founded Serpentine's General Ecology project (2018-2025).
- Pietroiusti curated 'Sun & Sea' by Rugile Barzdžiukaitė, Vaiva Grainytė and Lina Lapelytė (58th Venice Biennale, 2019-2025).
- Pietroiusti is Chair of the Board of Trustees at Forma, London.
- Ramos teaches at the Art Institute at FHNW Academy of Art and Design, Basel.
- Ramos is curator of LIAF 2027.
- Ramos published 'The Artist as Ecologist' in 2025.
Entities
Artists
- Lucia Pietroiusti
- Filipa Ramos
- Marina Otero Verzier
- Mi You
- Andrés Jaque
- Rugile Barzdžiukaitė
- Vaiva Grainytė
- Lina Lapelytė
Institutions
- Bergen Assembly
- Biennale Gherdëina
- Klima Biennale Wien
- Shanghai Biennale
- Hartwig Museum
- Autostrada Biennale
- Serpentine Galleries
- Forma
- FHNW Academy of Art and Design
- LIAF
- Biennial Foundation
Locations
- Bergen
- Norway
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- Prizren
- Kosovo
- Venice
- Italy
- London
- United Kingdom
- Basel
- Switzerland
- Gherdëina
- Wien
- Austria
- Shanghai
- China