Bergen Assembly, the triennial art platform in Bergen, Norway, has named Lucia Pietroiusti and Filipa Ramos as convenors for its 2028 edition. The duo, known for their collaborative project “The Shape of a Circle in the Mind of a Fish,” will conduct part of their research publicly and work closely with the city. Pietroiusti is curator of the Sixth Autostrada Biennale and founder of Serpentine Gallery’s General Ecology initiative; Ramos teaches at FHNW Academy of Art and Design and is curator of the 2027 Lofoten International Art Festival. A “Prelude” event begins September 12, 2025.
The appointment signals a continued shift toward interdisciplinary, ecologically minded curatorial practice in major international exhibitions. By choosing convenors who foreground cross-disciplinary inquiry into consciousness and intelligence, Bergen Assembly reinforces its identity as an alternative to conventional biennials, emphasizing process and public engagement over static display. The poetic framing of the announcement also highlights the organization’s commitment to imaginative, non-traditional approaches to exhibition-making.