Book for the Moon
A book the size of your fingertip. 48 artists from around the world. One question that changes everything. Before this miniature book travels 384,400 kilometers to the Moon aboard a lunar mission, it makes its only Earth appearance in Plovdiv.
"Book for the Moon" (Moon Bound) is an exhibition that explores humanity's relationship with the cosmos through contemporary space-focused art.
This exhibition asks one poetic question: How does the Moon see the Earth?
This question shifts our perspective, inviting us to see ourselves not from within, but from beyond. What would the Moon witness about us? Our beauty? Our destruction? Our hope?
THE EXHIBITION
28 artworks across multiple formats (visual prints, audio recordings, 3D sculptures)
48 contributing artists from around the world, including pioneers such as:
Eduardo Kac – Launched living organisms into orbit
Arthur Woods – Sent sculptures to the International Space Station
Barbara Brownie – Invented a lunar alphabet
Kongo Astronauts – Afrofuturist collective reimagining space exploration
Presented inside the historic Bishop's Basilica of Philippopolis (6th century) – where ancient mosaics meet cosmic dreams for the future.The ancient spirit of Philippopolis merges with cosmic visions for the future, raising questions about human presence in space and the traces we leave behind.
FREE admission for all visitors
OFFICIAL OPENING
February 23, 2026, 6:00 PM
Curator talk with Luis Bernardo Guzmán + first look at the exhibition + special program
The program includes lectures, workshops, and panel discussions on space art, which will be announced during the exhibition. Expect more information soon.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Moon Bound is a 1 cm³ miniature book being sent to the Moon as part of a lunar mission planned for summer 2026. Before leaving Earth, it makes its only terrestrial presentation in Plovdiv.
The book gathers responses from creatives and researchers worldwide, asking them to imagine how the Moon perceives Earth.
Contemporary space-focused art isn't just paintings of astronauts or sci-fi illustrations. It's art that treats space not as a backdrop, but as a collaborator, a question, a mirror.
Organized by:
Association Center for Projects – Plovdiv
Moon Gallery Foundation (Netherlands) – International platform connecting artists, researchers, and technologists
Curator: Luis Bernardo Guzmán – artist, doctoral candidate at Northumbria University, previously sent art to the International Space Station
Funding: Project BG-RRP-11.024-0037 "Book for the Moon"
Funded by: National Culture Fund of Bulgaria
European Union – NextGenerationEU, through the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism
CONTACT
Ivelina Ivanova
Email: culture.scene@gmail.com
Website: https://www.plovdivprojects.